Adelaide vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$23.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	26
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	1.39M	88.3K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 164% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 1178th and 6307th ($2355 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Australia and Fiji, respectively. Check Australia vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.4 months in Suva. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 75th and 5753rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Adelaide	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	7.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$8.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$33.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$13584

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$910
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$1095
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$680
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1033
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2036
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$790
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$789
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2020
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1911
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1239
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2100
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1752
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1553
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1491
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1660
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1424
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1502
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1259
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$526
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1647
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1475
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1075
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$788
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1653
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1503
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1400
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1440
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1803
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869