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Suva vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Suva is 10.0% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 3.3% more in Suva
Groceries: pay 40.4% more in Suva
Transportation: pay 13.8% less in Suva
Housing: pay 12.4% less in Suva
Childcare: pay 12.2% more in Suva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.8% more in Suva
Clothing: pay 41.5% less in Suva

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Suva are more expensive than in Bogota. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Suva. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Suva.

Suva vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suva instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 3.3% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Suva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 COP19,119.97	$5.30 FJD12.03	+3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 COP28,679.96	$6.62 FJD15.04	-13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 COP4,074.15	$1.37 FJD3.12	+26.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 COP2,565.96	$0.67 FJD1.52	-2.5%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 40.4% more for groceries

	Bogota	Suva
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 COP5,604.67	$0.51 FJD1.17	-65.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.64 COP9,851.70	$5.08 FJD11.55	+92.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 COP18,398.56	$4.78 FJD10.85	-3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 COP8,167.71	$3.23 FJD7.35	+47.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.56 COP9,576.99	$2.54 FJD5.76	-1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 COP5,104.66	$1.12 FJD2.54	-18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,800.81	$1.12 FJD2.55	+132.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 COP2,585.54	$1.56 FJD3.54	+125.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 COP2,285.17	$1.44 FJD3.27	+135.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 COP2,224.45	$0.62 FJD1.42	+4.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 COP2,160.03	$0.54 FJD1.23	-6.5%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 13.8% less for transportation

	Bogota	Suva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.02 COP15,031.98	$5.08 FJD11.53	+26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.77 COP163,475.77	$22.07 FJD50.14	-49.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,277.24 COP64,529,910.63	$24,281.49 FJD55,149.33	+40.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.87 COP59,271.92	$4.41 FJD10.03	-72.2%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 12.4% less for housing

	Bogota	Suva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 COP105,029.49	$23.84 FJD54.15	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.73 COP1,750,672.58	$485.63 FJD1,102.99	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.03 COP1,303,597.69	$379.67 FJD862.33	+8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.10 COP243,148.12	$34.55 FJD78.47	-46.9%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 12.2% more for childcare

	Bogota	Suva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$323.97 COP1,210,021.18	$224.05 FJD508.88	-30.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,101.91 COP33,995,312.92	$14,127.41 FJD32,086.88	+55.2%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Suva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 COP4,779.99	$3.09 FJD7.02	+141.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 COP7,113.75	$2.98 FJD6.76	+56.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 COP11,161.28	$9.71 FJD22.06	+225.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.93 COP100,579.03	$29.87 FJD67.85	+10.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 COP19,119.97	$3.86 FJD8.77	-24.5%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 41.5% less for clothing

	Bogota	Suva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.64 COP237,691.69	$25.61 FJD58.16	-59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.73 COP167,070.33	$26.93 FJD61.17	-39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.65 COP387,133.94	$68.78 FJD156.22	-33.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.70 COP338,756.05	$60.75 FJD137.97	-33.0%
Average			-41.5%

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