New Taipei vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New Taipei	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2876	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$394	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$903
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1496	$1671
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	88	63
🏙️ Population	4.36M	88.3K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 19% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5229th and 6217th ($1011 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Taiwan and Fiji, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 2 months in Suva. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 181st and 4952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Suva

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	New Taipei	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1097	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$766	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5036	$313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.9	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.98	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.42	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.4	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.3	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11035	$9729

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1169
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$861
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$860
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$863
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$860
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$746
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$995
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$890
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$857
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$791
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$664
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$675
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$952
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$694
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$689
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$676
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$744
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$851
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$787
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$721
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$678
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$735
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$667
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$741
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$719
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$811
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$725
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$644
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$588
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$721
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$824
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$752
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$599
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$974
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$978
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$576
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1841
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$594
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$594
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2943
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1648
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1388
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2279
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1960
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1994
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1754
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1701
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1425
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1200
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$491
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1563
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1071
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$744
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1207
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1113
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1454
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1230
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1777
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887