New York City vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$23.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	98	58
🏙️ Population	8.8M	88.3K

The cost of living in New York City is 403% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 4th and 6511th ($4203 vs $836) 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Suva. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 11th and 6102nd 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	$23.2	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$13960

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$818
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$596
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1022
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$683
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1884
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$751
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$753
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1882
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1878
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1961
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1678
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1417
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1678
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1383
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1419
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1312
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1612
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1423
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1019
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$733
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1493
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1480
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1425
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1252
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1743
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838