San Francisco vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Francisco	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4040	$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8690	$2114
🏠 One person rent	$2814	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$4668	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$830	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$24
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7450	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	26
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	874K	88.3K

The cost of living in San Francisco is 360% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 7th and 6452nd ($4040 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 San Francisco compared to 0.7 months in Suva. San Francisco ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 30th and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Suva

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	San Francisco	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.1	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.92	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3172	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2480	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4983	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4258	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10615	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9151	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.88	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.34	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$8.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.1	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.03	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.5	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1918	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21243	$13758

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3252
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3277
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3212
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$3058
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3242
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3264
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3255
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3083
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3282
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3058
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3346
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3007
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4102
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3831
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3604
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2929
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2893
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3593
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2910
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3778
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3137
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2859
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2380
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3182
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2807
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2783
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3261
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3805

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