Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 45.2% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Suva, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
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Suva
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
FJD11.40
|
$6.18
NT$201.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.55
|
$5.01
NT$162.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
FJD3.24
|
$1.00
NT$32.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
FJD2.16
|
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
|
Suva
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
FJD1.14
|
$1.86
NT$60.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
FJD14.89
|
$8.37
NT$272.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
FJD10.94
|
$10.77
NT$350.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
FJD7.15
|
$2.72
NT$88.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
FJD7.40
|
$4.37
NT$141.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
FJD3.04
|
$2.06
NT$67.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.43
|
$1.01
NT$32.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
FJD4.22
|
$1.25
NT$40.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
FJD3.38
|
$1.56
NT$50.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
FJD1.41
|
$1.30
NT$42.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
FJD1.23
|
$1.11
NT$36.09
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
|
Suva
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
FJD11.56
|
$3.68
NT$119.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.34
FJD51.82
|
$37.10
NT$1,206.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,105.44
FJD46,639.60
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,129,857.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
$8.81
NT$286.49
|
|
pay 20.3% more for housing
|
Suva
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.92
FJD64.78
|
$24.04
NT$781.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.65
FJD1,727.39
|
$630.95
NT$20,514.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.75
FJD725.50
|
$465.35
NT$15,130.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.39
FJD91.37
|
$63.62
NT$2,068.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Suva
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.74
FJD525.99
|
$610.09
NT$19,836.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,946.30
FJD25,392.67
|
$18,275.33
NT$594,191.40
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suva
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.22
|
$2.63
NT$85.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
FJD7.44
|
$3.05
NT$99.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.80
|
$3.71
NT$120.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.92
FJD67.08
|
$38.32
NT$1,245.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
$9.89
NT$321.67
|
|
pay 57.3% more for clothing
|
Suva
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD60.11
|
$56.02
NT$1,821.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD63.22
|
$31.15
NT$1,012.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
FJD151.67
|
$85.26
NT$2,772.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.48
FJD142.61
|
$103.43
NT$3,362.89
|
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