Mumbai vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mumbai	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$409	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$1100	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$903	$947
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	82	26
😀 Quality of life	69	57
🏙️ Population	15.4M	88.3K

The cost of living in Mumbai is 11% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 6818th and 6407th ($716 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in India and Fiji, respectively. Check India vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 2865th and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Suva

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	Mumbai	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.78	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6631	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.59	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.97	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3007	$13954

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$501
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$381
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$284
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$513
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$333
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$304
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$771
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$378
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$307
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$292
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$293
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$348
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$376
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$340
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$473
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$397
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$401
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$382
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$311
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$430
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$371
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$359
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$250
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$315
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$295
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$389
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$367
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$311
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$294
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$296

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