Philadelphia vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$947
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	26
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.6M	88.3K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 221% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 664th and 6407th ($2597 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 3rd 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 Philadelphia compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 138th and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Suva

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	Philadelphia	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$13954

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$810
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$977
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$660
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1002
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$659
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$644
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$647
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1946
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1652
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1968
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1736
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1401
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1652
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1506
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1411
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1182
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1418
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1011
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$669
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1433
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1144
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1457
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1253
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1607
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751