New York City vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$903
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$1671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	96	63
🏙️ Population	8.8M	88.3K

The cost of living in New York City is 376% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 6th and 6217th ($4044 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 2 months in Suva. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 8th and 4952nd 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	$24.2	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$9729

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

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