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Suva vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Suva is 14.7% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 29.1% less in Suva
Groceries: pay 16.9% less in Suva
Transportation: pay 14.4% more in Suva
Housing: pay 18.5% more in Suva
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Suva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% more in Suva
Clothing: pay 37.2% less in Suva

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

Suva vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.1% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Suva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 VEF109.72	$5.30 FJD11.73	-51.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 VEF99.75	$6.62 FJD14.66	-33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.16	$1.37 FJD3.04	+4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 VEF10.25	$0.67 FJD1.48	-34.9%
Average			-29.1%

Caracas vs. Suva - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.9% less for groceries

	Caracas	Suva
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VEF24.50	$0.51 FJD1.14	-79.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 VEF44.21	$5.08 FJD11.26	+14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 VEF78.10	$4.78 FJD10.58	-39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 VEF32.07	$3.23 FJD7.16	+0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 VEF34.11	$2.54 FJD5.62	-25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.68 VEF26.71	$1.12 FJD2.48	-58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.98	$1.12 FJD2.48	+24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 VEF12.04	$1.56 FJD3.45	+29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 VEF10.02	$1.44 FJD3.19	+43.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 VEF11.69	$0.62 FJD1.38	-46.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 VEF10.60	$0.54 FJD1.20	-49.1%
Average			-16.9%

Caracas vs. Suva - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.4% more for transportation

	Caracas	Suva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$5.08 FJD11.24	+168.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$22.07 FJD48.88	-26.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249K	$24,281.49 FJD53,770.14	-2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 VEF234.40	$4.41 FJD9.78	-81.2%
Average			+14.4%

Caracas vs. Suva - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.5% more for housing

	Caracas	Suva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.92 VEF368.29	$23.84 FJD52.79	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	$485.63 FJD1,075.40	-1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	$379.67 FJD840.77	-2.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.19 VEF161.48	$34.55 FJD76.51	+113.4%
Average			+18.5%

Caracas vs. Suva - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Suva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	$224.05 FJD496.15	+66.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	$14,127.41 FJD31,284.45	+190.7%
Average			+128.3%

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pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Suva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$3.09 FJD6.84	+106.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 VEF26.51	$2.98 FJD6.59	+12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 VEF49.87	$9.71 FJD21.51	+94.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.18 VEF630.21	$29.87 FJD66.15	-52.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$3.86 FJD8.55	-35.6%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 37.2% less for clothing

	Caracas	Suva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.88 VEF567.30	$25.61 FJD56.70	-55.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.50 VEF374.04	$26.93 FJD59.64	-28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.67 VEF864.46	$68.78 FJD152.32	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	$60.75 FJD134.52	-45.1%
Average			-37.2%

Caracas vs. Suva - Cost of clothing

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