Today we look at moving to Suva in Fiji from Djibouti in Djibouti. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Suva people speak English, Fijian and Hindi. In Djibouti people speak French, Arabic, Somali and Afar.
Suva is the capital and largest city of Fiji. The City of Djibouti is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Djibouti.
Suva is the commercial and political centre as well as the main port city of Fiji. The Djibouti-Addis Ababa Railway runs from the city to Addis Ababa, while it is also home to the Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport. Northwest of the city centre lies the city's port, used for international trade, for fishing, and by ferries to Obock and Tadjoura.
The overall cost of living rank in Suva is 199 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with low cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Djibouti to Suva will experience a change in cost of living of -8.9%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Suva is ranked as a high degree of hardship location with a hardship index of 30% compared to Djibouti with a hardship index of 40% which is an extreme hardship location.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.
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Fiji, Suva Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: Republic of the Fiji Islands.
Location: Fiji is an island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand.
Country Climate: Tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation.
Country Terrain: Mostly mountains of volcanic origin.
Major Languages: English, Fijian, Hindi.
Major Religions: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam.
Country Population: 0.877 million (2008 est.) 0.883 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Fiji is endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, and is one of the more developed of the Pacific island economies, though still with a large subsistence sector.
Currency: Fiji Dollar (FJD).
Country Inflation: 7.8% (2008 est.) 5.0% (2009 est.).
City: Suva is the capital and largest city of Fiji.
City Economy: Suva is the commercial and political centre as well as the main port city of Fiji.
Cost of Living: Suva has an overall cost of living index which equates it with middle cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Suva is currently ranked 176 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: Fiji is an island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand.
Country Climate: Tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation.
Country Terrain: Mostly mountains of volcanic origin.
Major Languages: English, Fijian, Hindi.
Major Religions: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam.
Country Population: 0.877 million (2008 est.) 0.883 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Fiji is endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, and is one of the more developed of the Pacific island economies, though still with a large subsistence sector.
Currency: Fiji Dollar (FJD).
Country Inflation: 7.8% (2008 est.) 5.0% (2009 est.).
City: Suva is the capital and largest city of Fiji.
City Economy: Suva is the commercial and political centre as well as the main port city of Fiji.
Cost of Living: Suva has an overall cost of living index which equates it with middle cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Suva is currently ranked 176 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
For more information on Fiji, Suva
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