Brisbane vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$23.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	26
😀 Quality of life	97	61
🏙️ Population	2.71M	88.3K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 161% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 1241st and 6307th ($2323 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Australia and Fiji, respectively. Check Australia vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Suva. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 3rd and 5753rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Suva

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	Brisbane	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	7.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$8.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$33.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$13584

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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