Foshan vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$2284
🏠 One person rent	$185	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$1530
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	70	60
🏙️ Population	9.5M	88.3K

The cost of living in Foshan is 35% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6078th ($602 vs $921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China and Fiji, respectively. Check China vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Suva. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 2359th and 5198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Suva

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	Foshan	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$8.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$11167

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

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