San Francisco vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Francisco	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4110	$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8814	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$2859	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$4660	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$850	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$23.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7874	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	26
😀 Quality of life	95	61
🏙️ Population	874K	88.3K

The cost of living in San Francisco is 361% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 7th and 6307th ($4110 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in San Francisco compared to 0.4 months in Suva. San Francisco ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 22nd and 5753rd 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	$22.6	$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.2	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3199	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2521	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4951	$1178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4247	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.8	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.23%	7.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10798	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9079	$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.16	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.3	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$8.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.3	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.8	$33.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2190	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21216	$13584

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3559
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3273
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$3049
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3204
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3261
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3245
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3102
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3276
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3086
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3310
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4178
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3797
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3588
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2906
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2893
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3577
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2822
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2905
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3873
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3075
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2848
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2393
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3181
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2804
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2748
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3234
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3808

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$910
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$1095
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$680
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1033
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2036
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$790
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$789
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2020
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1911
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1239
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2100
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1752
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1553
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1491
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1660
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1424
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1502
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1259
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$526
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1647
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1475
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1075
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$788
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1653
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1503
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1400
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1440
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1803
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869