Perth vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$2284
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$1530
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	26
😀 Quality of life	98	60
🏙️ Population	2.14M	88.3K

The cost of living in Perth is 155% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 1024th and 6078th ($2345 vs $921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and Fiji, respectively. Check Australia vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.7 months in Suva. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 7th and 5198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Suva

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	Perth	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$1618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$8.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$11167

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$898
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$901
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$603
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$963
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$961
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2349
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$661
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$661
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$3054
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1755
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1531
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2205
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1848
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1939
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1464
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1791
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1671
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1459
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1274
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$521
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1654
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1569
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1099
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$629
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1403
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1205
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1573
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1334
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1844
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866