Calgary vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2114
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$24
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	26
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.31M	88.3K

The cost of living in Calgary is 141% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 1716th and 6452nd ($2118 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in Canada and Fiji, respectively. Check Canada vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 209th and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Suva

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	Calgary	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$8.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$13758

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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