Austin vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2114
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$24
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	65	26
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	962K	88.3K

The cost of living in Austin is 178% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 985th and 6452nd ($2444 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 2nd in the United States and Fiji, respectively. Check the United States vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 217th and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Suva

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	Austin	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$8.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$13758

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$857
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$1039
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$633
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1033
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$718
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2068
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$790
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$791
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2062
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1928
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2156
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1646
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1740
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1474
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1422
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1393
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1696
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1523
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1066
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$783
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1605
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1518
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1528
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1359
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1788
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920