Beijing vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$605	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$903
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$1671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	21.9M	88.3K

The cost of living in Beijing is 26% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 4887th and 6217th ($1065 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Fiji, respectively. Check China vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 2 months in Suva. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 583rd and 4952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Suva

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	Beijing	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$9729

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$824
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$752
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$599
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$974
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$978
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$576
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1841
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$594
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$594
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2943
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1648
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1388
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2279
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1960
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1994
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1754
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1701
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1425
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1200
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$491
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1563
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1071
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$744
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1207
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1113
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1454
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1230
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1777
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887