San Diego vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Diego	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3507	$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7962	$2114
🏠 One person rent	$2395	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$4150	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$24
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5553	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	86	26
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	1.39M	88.3K

The cost of living in San Diego is 299% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 50th and 6452nd ($3507 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 0.7 months in Suva. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 137th and 5727th 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	$22.1	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$6.24	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2519	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4514	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3653	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$253	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8566	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6843	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$8.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.99	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.5	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.9	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.3	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26517	$13758

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804

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