Chennai vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$152	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	78	26
😀 Quality of life	66	57
🏙️ Population	6.6M	88.3K

The cost of living in Chennai is 47% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 8897th and 6407th ($430 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd 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 1.2 months in Suva. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 4021st and 5598th 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	$1.83	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$13954

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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