Houston vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2114
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$24
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	2.3M	88.3K

The cost of living in Houston is 158% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 1354th and 6452nd ($2265 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 2nd 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 Houston compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 16th and 5727th 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	$18.7	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$8.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$13758

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$857
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$1039
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$633
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1033
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$718
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2068
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$790
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$791
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2062
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1928
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2156
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1646
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1740
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1474
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1422
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1393
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1696
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1523
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1066
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$783
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1605
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1518
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1528
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1359
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1788
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920