Melbourne vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2114
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$24
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	100	62
🏙️ Population	5.35M	88.3K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 184% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 893rd and 6452nd ($2496 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Fiji, respectively. Check Australia vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 1st and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Suva

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	Melbourne	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$8.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$13758

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

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