Changsha vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$190	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$947
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	68	57
🏙️ Population	10M	88.3K

The cost of living in Changsha is 29% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6407th ($577 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 3rd in China and Fiji, respectively. Check China vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 3100th and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Suva

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	Changsha	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$13954

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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