Chicago vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	2.75M	88.3K

The cost of living in Chicago is 231% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 529th and 6407th ($2678 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 3rd in the United States and Fiji, respectively. Check the United States vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 23rd and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Suva

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	Chicago	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$13954

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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