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Fiji

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Oranjestad vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 78.5% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 61.8% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 57.9% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 15.5% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.9% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 56.8% more in Oranjestad

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

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Oranjestad vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Suva	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.78 FJD13.10	$22.00 AWG39.63	+280.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.55 FJD17.13	$10.27 AWG18.50	+36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 FJD3.49	$1.44 AWG2.60	-6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 FJD1.73	$1.63 AWG2.93	+113.1%
Average			+117.9%

Suva vs. Oranjestad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.8% more for groceries

	Suva	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 FJD1.25	$2.97 AWG5.35	+438.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 FJD11.60	$6.25 AWG11.26	+22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 FJD11.17	$7.04 AWG12.69	+43.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 FJD7.52	$5.33 AWG9.60	+60.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 FJD6.40	$4.23 AWG7.62	+49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.55	$2.10 AWG3.78	+86.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.56	$1.02 AWG1.84	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 FJD3.56	$2.27 AWG4.09	+44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 FJD3.29	$1.59 AWG2.86	+9.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 FJD1.29	$1.01 AWG1.82	+77.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 FJD1.11	$0.91 AWG1.63	+84.7%
Average			+61.8%

Suva vs. Oranjestad - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.9% more for transportation

	Suva	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 FJD12.16	$7.63 AWG13.75	+42.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.21 FJD50.37	$30.00 AWG54.04	+35.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	+6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.44 FJD10.07	$48.03 AWG86.51	+981.1%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Suva	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.99 FJD54.40	$105.51 AWG190.04	+339.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.02 FJD2,006.91	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.66 FJD738.49	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	+191.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.77 FJD78.84	$194.00 AWG349.45	+458.0%
Average			+118.5%

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pay 15.5% less for childcare

	Suva	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.59 FJD513.82	$250.00 AWG450.31	+10.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74	-35.2%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 FJD8.06	$3.00 AWG5.40	-15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 FJD6.65	$4.31 AWG7.77	+47.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.77 FJD22.16	$10.00 AWG18.01	+2.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.16 FJD82.00	$62.22 AWG112.08	+72.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.33 FJD7.56	$11.94 AWG21.50	+258.3%
Average			+64.9%

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pay 56.8% more for clothing

	Suva	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.32 FJD75.56	$60.00 AWG108.08	+80.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 FJD90.67	$50.71 AWG91.34	+26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 FJD156.97	$108.81 AWG196.00	+57.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.13 FJD138.63	$102.90 AWG185.35	+68.3%
Average			+56.8%

Suva vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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