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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Jose	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3957	$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8247	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$2805	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$4446	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$765	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$23.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6139	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	26
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	1.01M	88.3K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 344% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 8th and 6307th ($3957 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.4 months in Suva. San Jose, United States ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 126th and 5753rd 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	$24.9	$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3010	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2448	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4541	$1178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4005	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	7.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8786	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8977	$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.56	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$8.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$33.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1815	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23151	$13584

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273

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