Portland vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Portland	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2684	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6281	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$1609	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$2681	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$23.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5052	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	88	26
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	653K	88.3K

The cost of living in Portland is 221% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 587th and 6511th ($2684 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 516th 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 1.9 months in Portland compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Portland ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 139th and 6102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Suva

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	Portland	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2950	$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.87	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.87	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.06	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.1	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1740	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19200	$13960

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745

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