Lima vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lima	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$2284
🏠 One person rent	$443	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$444	$1530
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	77	26
😀 Quality of life	64	60
🏙️ Population	9.94M	88.3K

The cost of living in Lima is 7% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5792nd and 6078th ($986 vs $921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Fiji, respectively. Check Peru vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.7 months in Suva. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 4404th and 5198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Suva

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	Lima	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.48	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.4	$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.59%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1434	$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$7.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.02	$8.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.9	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$11167

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$779
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$726
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$687
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$591
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$605
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$612
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$640
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$553
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$588
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$496
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$597
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$699
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$500
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$643
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$549
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$515
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$517
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$560
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$522
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$564
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$490
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$498
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$509
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$617
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$504
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$495
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$406
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$679
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$781
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$454
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$594
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$770
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$641
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$673
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$722

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