Kaohsiung vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$361	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	80	26
😀 Quality of life	83	57
🏙️ Population	2.73M	88.3K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 18% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5750th and 6407th ($956 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Taiwan and Fiji, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 417th and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Suva

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	Kaohsiung	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$13954

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

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