Quanzhou vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quanzhou	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1442	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$296	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$23.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	26
😀 Quality of life	70	58
🏙️ Population	8.78M	88.3K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 26% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 7641st and 6511th ($621 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 2nd in China and Fiji, respectively. Check China vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Quanzhou ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 4086th and 6102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Suva

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	Quanzhou	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.13%	7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1854	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.13	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9321	$13960

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941

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