Portland vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Portland	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2738	$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6436	$2114
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$705	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$24
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4867	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	88	26
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	653K	88.3K

The cost of living in Portland is 212% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 512th and 6452nd ($2738 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Portland ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 208th and 5727th 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	$18.7	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3059	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4035	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3320	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.8	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.91	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.42	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$8.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.98	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.07	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$66	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1842	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21868	$13758

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2471
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2401
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2420
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2459
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2411
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2401
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2382
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2293
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2269
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2336
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2251
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2083
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2279
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2747
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2232
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2584
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2558
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2362
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2635
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2582
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1707
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2828
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2720
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2519
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2792
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2325
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1924
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2814
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2677
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2807

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$857
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$1039
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$633
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1033
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$718
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2068
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$790
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$791
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2062
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1928
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2156
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1646
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1740
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1474
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1422
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1393
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1696
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1523
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1066
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$783
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1605
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1518
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1528
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1359
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1788
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920