Houston vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$947
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	2.3M	88.3K

The cost of living in Houston is 180% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 1229th and 6407th ($2265 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 97th and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Suva

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	Houston	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$13954

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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