Dallas vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$947
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	26
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.3M	88.3K

The cost of living in Dallas is 206% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 837th and 6407th ($2471 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 130th and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Suva

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	Dallas	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$13954

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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