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San Jose vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 70.2% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 88.3% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 73.4% more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 47.6% more in San Jose
Housing: pay 67.9% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.3% more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 85.8% more in San Jose

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

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San Jose vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Suva, you would:

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pay 88.3% more for restaurants

	Suva	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.78 FJD13.10	$12.18 CRC5,543.94	+110.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.55 FJD17.13	$11.62 CRC5,289.15	+53.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 FJD3.49	$2.69 CRC1,222.04	+74.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 FJD1.73	$1.89 CRC858.35	+146.8%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 73.4% more for groceries

	Suva	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 FJD1.25	$3.09 CRC1,407.40	+461.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 FJD11.60	$5.33 CRC2,425.82	+4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 FJD11.17	$8.95 CRC4,075.15	+81.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 FJD7.52	$3.49 CRC1,590.09	+5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 FJD6.40	$4.71 CRC2,145.07	+67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.55	$2.32 CRC1,054.99	+105.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.56	$0.73 CRC330.88	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 FJD3.56	$2.15 CRC979.64	+37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 FJD3.29	$1.76 CRC799.36	+21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 FJD1.29	$1.73 CRC787.71	+205.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 FJD1.11	$1.66 CRC755.96	+238.2%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 47.6% more for transportation

	Suva	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 FJD12.16	$5.80 CRC2,637.53	+8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.21 FJD50.37	$65.71 CRC29,903.89	+195.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	$21,990.00 CRC10M	-10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.44 FJD10.07	$15.13 CRC6,887.86	+240.7%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 67.9% more for housing

	Suva	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.99 FJD54.40	$59.17 CRC26,929.00	+146.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.02 FJD2,006.91	$942.15 CRC429K	+6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.66 FJD738.49	$758.77 CRC345K	+133.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.77 FJD78.84	$72.33 CRC32,916.13	+108.0%
Average			+67.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Suva	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.59 FJD513.82	$980.95 CRC446K	+332.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	$17,102.76 CRC8M	+28.7%
Average			+136.0%

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pay 49.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Suva	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 FJD8.06	$3.29 CRC1,495.19	-7.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 FJD6.65	$4.44 CRC2,020.72	+51.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.77 FJD22.16	$5.91 CRC2,691.35	-39.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.16 FJD82.00	$72.94 CRC33,194.61	+101.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.33 FJD7.56	$7.67 CRC3,488.79	+130.1%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 85.8% more for clothing

	Suva	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.32 FJD75.56	$71.32 CRC32,458.76	+114.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 FJD90.67	$55.79 CRC25,389.75	+39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 FJD156.97	$128.46 CRC58,460.15	+85.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.13 FJD138.63	$131.42 CRC59,807.77	+115.0%
Average			+85.8%

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