Brisbane vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	26
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	2.71M	88.3K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 149% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 1792nd and 6407th ($2016 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 1.2 months in Suva. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 7th and 5598th 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	$13.3	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$13954

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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