Auckland vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$23.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	26
😀 Quality of life	89	61
🏙️ Population	1.47M	88.3K

The cost of living in Auckland is 136% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 1745th and 6307th ($2100 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in New Zealand and Fiji, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Suva. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 242nd and 5753rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Suva

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	Auckland	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	7.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$8.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$33.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$13584

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

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