Hong Kong vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hong Kong	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6085	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$1742	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$3071	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$23.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$923	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	80	61
🏙️ Population	7.41M	88.3K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 199% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 640th and 6307th ($2663 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in China and Fiji, respectively. Check China vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.4 months in Suva. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 676th and 5753rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Suva

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	Hong Kong	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.74	$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.9	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2008	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1474	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3693	$1178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2621	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.67%	7.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$27719	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17176	$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.09	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$8.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.5	$33.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1128	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$13584

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$995
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$678
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1734
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$694
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$873
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$785
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$954
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$627
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$858
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$777
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$801
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$908
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$600
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$793
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$474
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$682
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$828
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$766
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$797
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$802
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$778
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$758
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$739
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$729
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$711
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$714
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$892
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$528
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$620

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$910
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$1095
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$680
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1033
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2036
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$790
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$789
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2020
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1911
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1239
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2100
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1752
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1553
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1491
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1660
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1424
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1502
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1259
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$526
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1647
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1475
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1075
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$788
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1653
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1503
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1400
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1440
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1803
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869