Los Angeles vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$23.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$381
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	26
😀 Quality of life	93	61
🏙️ Population	3.9M	88.3K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 284% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 62nd and 6307th ($3420 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.4 months in Suva. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 50th and 5753rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Suva

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	Los Angeles	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	7.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$8.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$33.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$13584

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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