New York City vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$2114
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$24
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	88.3K

The cost of living in New York City is 379% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 4th and 6452nd ($4207 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Suva. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 18th and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Suva

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	New York City	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$8.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$13758

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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