Changsha vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changsha	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$202	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$23.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$869	$561
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	72	58
🏙️ Population	10M	88.3K

The cost of living in Changsha is 29% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6511th ($592 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 2nd in China and Fiji, respectively. Check China vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 3381st and 6102nd 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	$2.78	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.81	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.64%	7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2162	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.59	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.5	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.91	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.06	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$85	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$13960

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$527
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$569
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$571
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$612
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$584
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$564
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$572
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$622
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$487
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$547
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$603
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$587
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$511
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$593
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$590
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$625
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$660
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$599
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$596
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$548
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$750
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$534
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$609
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$638
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$526
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$639
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$671
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$571
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$632
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$646
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$598
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$546

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$818
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$596
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1022
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$683
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1884
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$751
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$753
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1882
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1878
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1961
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1678
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1417
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1678
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1383
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1419
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1312
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1612
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1423
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1019
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$733
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1493
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1480
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1425
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1252
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1743
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838