Canberra vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$903
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$1671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	30	26
😀 Quality of life	82	63
🏙️ Population	381K	88.3K

The cost of living in Canberra is 207% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 522nd and 6217th ($2604 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Fiji, respectively. Check Australia vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 2 months in Suva. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 367th and 4952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Suva

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	Canberra	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$32.8	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$9729

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

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