Adelaide vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adelaide	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1978	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$1150	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3388	$947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	26
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	1.39M	88.3K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 145% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 1894th and 6407th ($1978 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Australia and Fiji, respectively. Check Australia vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 46th and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Suva

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	Adelaide	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.51	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$902	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1801	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6777	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4517	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.6	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$843	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7829	$13954

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1795
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1691
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1291
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1390
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1669
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1691
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1981
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1625
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1601
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2194
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1620
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1645
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1619
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1671
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1643
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1654
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1727
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2023
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1768
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1702
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1511
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1616
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1538
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1651
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1416
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1584
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1824
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2252
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2106
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2539
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2099
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1448
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1185
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$810
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$977
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$660
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1002
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$659
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$644
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$647
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1946
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1652
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1968
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1736
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1401
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1652
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1506
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1411
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1182
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1418
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1011
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$669
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1433
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1144
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1457
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1253
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1607
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751