Cost of living comparison

Fiji

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Jamaica

Kingston vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 57.4% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 91.5% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 63.5% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 63.5% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 0.6% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.5% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 1.3% more in Kingston

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Kingston are more expensive than in Suva. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Kingston.

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Kingston vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.9% more for restaurants

	Suva	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.78 FJD13.10	$13.53 JMD2,154.48	+134.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.55 FJD17.13	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	+8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 FJD3.49	$1.17 JMD186.64	-23.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 FJD1.73	$0.72 JMD114.13	-6.2%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 91.5% more for groceries

	Suva	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 FJD1.25	$3.75 JMD597.75	+581.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 FJD11.60	$5.70 JMD907.58	+11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 FJD11.17	$15.66 JMD2,493.06	+218.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 FJD7.52	$3.54 JMD563.17	+6.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 FJD6.40	$2.86 JMD454.54	+1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.55	$2.74 JMD436.40	+143.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.56	$1.76 JMD280.67	+56.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 FJD3.56	$3.33 JMD530.74	+112.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 FJD3.29	$1.38 JMD219.34	-4.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 FJD1.29	$1.47 JMD234.10	+159.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 FJD1.11	$1.20 JMD191.12	+144.4%
Average			+91.5%

Suva vs. Kingston - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.5% more for transportation

	Suva	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 FJD12.16	$5.42 JMD862.54	+1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.21 FJD50.37	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+70.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+80.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.44 FJD10.07	$26.37 JMD4,198.72	+493.6%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 63.5% more for housing

	Suva	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.99 FJD54.40	$52.78 JMD8,402.27	+120.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.02 FJD2,006.91	$960.80 JMD153K	+8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.66 FJD738.49	$569.14 JMD90,604.94	+74.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.77 FJD78.84	$128.52 JMD20,460.16	+269.7%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 0.6% less for childcare

	Suva	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.59 FJD513.82	$361.00 JMD57,469.28	+59.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	$8,238.45 JMD1M	-38.0%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 FJD8.06	$2.20 JMD350.73	-38.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 FJD6.65	$5.31 JMD845.51	+81.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.77 FJD22.16	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	-3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.16 FJD82.00	$61.69 JMD9,820.41	+70.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.33 FJD7.56	$13.22 JMD2,104.37	+296.7%
Average			+64.5%

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pay 1.3% more for clothing

	Suva	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.32 FJD75.56	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 FJD90.67	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-21.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 FJD156.97	$77.63 JMD12,359.01	+12.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.13 FJD138.63	$102.81 JMD16,367.34	+68.2%
Average			+1.3%

Suva vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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