Auckland vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$23.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	26
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	1.47M	88.3K

The cost of living in Auckland is 134% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 2124th and 6511th ($1961 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Fiji, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 170th and 6102nd 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	$12.6	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$13960

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$818
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$596
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1022
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$683
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1884
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$751
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$753
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1882
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1878
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1961
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1678
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1417
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1678
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1383
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1419
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1312
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1612
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1423
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1019
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$733
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1493
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1480
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1425
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1252
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1743
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838