Los Angeles vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2284
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1530
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	26
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	3.9M	88.3K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 246% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 72nd and 6078th ($3187 vs $921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 1st 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in Suva. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 47th and 5198th 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	$21.6	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$11167

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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