Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Fiji

Suva vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Suva is 9.0% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% less in Suva
Groceries: pay 2.7% more in Suva
Transportation: pay 12.4% less in Suva
Housing: pay 3.6% less in Suva
Childcare: pay 20.3% less in Suva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.9% less in Suva
Clothing: pay 7.6% less in Suva

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and housing are lower in Suva.

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Suva vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.7% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Suva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 CLF0.2600	$5.78 FJD13.10	-43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 CLF0.2200	$7.55 FJD17.13	-13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CLF0.0400	$1.54 FJD3.49	-9.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CLF0.0300	$0.76 FJD1.73	-38.7%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 2.7% more for groceries

	Santiago	Suva
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 CLF0.0500	$0.55 FJD1.25	-69.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CLF0.1400	$5.12 FJD11.60	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.81 CLF0.1200	$4.93 FJD11.17	+2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18 CLF0.1000	$3.32 FJD7.52	-20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 CLF0.0800	$2.82 FJD6.40	-9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CLF0.0200	$1.13 FJD2.55	+24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$1.13 FJD2.56	+61.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$1.57 FJD3.56	+112.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$1.45 FJD3.29	+85.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CLF0.0100	$0.57 FJD1.29	+15.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.49 FJD1.11	-27.4%
Average			+2.7%

Santiago vs. Suva - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.4% less for transportation

	Santiago	Suva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 CLF0.1400	$5.36 FJD12.16	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.93 CLF1.0200	$22.21 FJD50.37	-45.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	+37.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.37 CLF0.1800	$4.44 FJD10.07	-39.7%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 3.6% less for housing

	Santiago	Suva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.07 CLF0.4800	$23.99 FJD54.40	+25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.81 CLF13.8200	$885.02 FJD2,006.91	+60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.90 CLF9.4200	$325.66 FJD738.49	-13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.86 CLF2.8500	$34.77 FJD78.84	-69.5%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 20.3% less for childcare

	Santiago	Suva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$432.52 CLF10.8100	$226.59 FJD513.82	-47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	+21.3%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Suva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 CLF0.1000	$3.55 FJD8.06	-13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 CLF0.0800	$2.93 FJD6.65	-9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.22 CLF0.1300	$9.77 FJD22.16	+87.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 CLF0.8500	$36.16 FJD82.00	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 CLF0.1900	$3.33 FJD7.56	-55.7%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

	Santiago	Suva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 CLF1.2600	$33.32 FJD75.56	-33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 CLF0.7200	$39.99 FJD90.67	+39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.29 CLF1.6600	$69.22 FJD156.97	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.84 CLF2.0200	$61.13 FJD138.63	-24.4%
Average			-7.6%

Santiago vs. Suva - Cost of clothing

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