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Suva vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Suva is 35.3% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Suva
Groceries: pay 26.1% more in Suva
Transportation: pay 35.7% more in Suva
Housing: pay 8.4% more in Suva
Childcare: pay 26.4% more in Suva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.1% more in Suva
Clothing: pay 32.3% less in Suva

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

Suva vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Suva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$4.91 FJD11.43	+62.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	$6.70 FJD15.59	+96.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	$1.40 FJD3.25	+124.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	$0.93 FJD2.17	+163.4%
Average			+111.6%

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pay 26.1% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Suva
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	$0.49 FJD1.14	-59.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	$6.42 FJD14.93	+84.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	$4.72 FJD10.97	-12.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	$3.08 FJD7.17	+57.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	$3.19 FJD7.42	+96.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	$1.31 FJD3.05	-5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	$1.05 FJD2.44	+41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	$1.82 FJD4.23	+72.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	$1.46 FJD3.39	+93.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	$0.61 FJD1.41	-24.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	$0.53 FJD1.23	-57.7%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 35.7% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Suva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	$4.99 FJD11.60	+54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	$22.34 FJD51.97	+75.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	$20,105.44 FJD46,769.28	-21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	$4.47 FJD10.39	+35.0%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 8.4% more for housing

	Jakarta	Suva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	$27.92 FJD64.96	-2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	$744.65 FJD1,732.20	+65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	$312.75 FJD727.52	+19.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	$39.39 FJD91.62	-49.5%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 26.4% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Suva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	$226.74 FJD527.45	+33.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	$10,946.30 FJD25,463.27	+19.5%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Suva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$2.68 FJD6.24	+20.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	$3.21 FJD7.46	+38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	$9.83 FJD22.86	+258.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	$28.92 FJD67.27	-1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	$4.47 FJD10.39	+40.1%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 32.3% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Suva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	$25.91 FJD60.28	-54.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	$27.25 FJD63.40	-21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	$65.38 FJD152.09	-25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	$61.48 FJD143.01	-28.8%
Average			-32.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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