San Diego vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Diego	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7903	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$2366	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$4375	$903
🍽️ Food expenses	$686	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5439	$1671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	26
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	1.39M	88.3K

The cost of living in San Diego is 304% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 26th and 6217th ($3427 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st 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 San Diego compared to 2 months in Suva. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 107th and 4952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Suva

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	San Diego	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.8	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2498	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2064	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4740	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3919	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11408	$668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8035	$313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.4	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.1	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.91	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.3	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1701	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18429	$9729

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$824
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$752
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$599
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$974
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$978
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$576
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1841
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$594
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$594
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2943
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1648
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1388
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2279
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1960
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1994
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1754
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1701
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1425
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1200
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$491
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1563
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1071
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$744
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1207
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1113
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1454
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1230
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1777
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887