Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 26.1% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Suva, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
|
Suva
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
FJD11.19
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.25
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
FJD3.18
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
FJD2.12
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
|
Suva
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
FJD1.12
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
FJD14.61
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
FJD10.73
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
FJD7.02
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
FJD7.26
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
FJD2.99
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
FJD4.14
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
FJD3.32
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
FJD1.38
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
FJD1.20
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 32.4% more for transportation
|
Suva
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
FJD11.35
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.34
FJD50.84
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,105.44
FJD45,758.98
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Suva
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.92
FJD63.55
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.65
FJD1,694.78
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.75
FJD711.81
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.39
FJD89.64
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Suva
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.74
FJD516.06
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,946.30
FJD24,913.22
|
?? |
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Suva
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
FJD7.30
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.37
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.92
FJD65.81
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
?? | |
pay 55.0% less for clothing
|
Suva
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD58.98
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD62.03
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
FJD148.80
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.48
FJD139.92
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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