Chennai vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$2284
🏠 One person rent	$159	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$1530
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	78	26
😀 Quality of life	66	60
🏙️ Population	6.6M	88.3K

The cost of living in Chennai is 53% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 8907th and 6078th ($433 vs $921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India and Fiji, respectively. Check India vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.7 months in Suva. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 4094th and 5198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Suva

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	Chennai	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$7.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$8.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$11167

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$898
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$901
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$603
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$963
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$961
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2349
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$661
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$661
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$3054
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1755
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1531
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2205
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1848
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1939
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1464
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1791
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1671
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1459
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1274
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$521
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1654
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1569
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1099
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$629
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1403
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1205
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1573
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1334
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1844
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866