Bali vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$845	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	37	26
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	4.36M	88.3K

The cost of living in Bali is 57% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 4297th and 6407th ($1267 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Indonesia and Fiji, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 5664th and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Suva

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	Bali	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$13954

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

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