San Jose, United States vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$23.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	26
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	1.01M	88.3K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 373% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 6th and 6511th ($3952 vs $836) 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.7 months in Suva. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 88th and 6102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Suva

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	San Jose	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$13960

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

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