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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$2284
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$1530
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	26
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	1.01M	88.3K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 299% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 13th and 6078th ($3674 vs $921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st 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 Jose, United States compared to 1.7 months in Suva. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 57th and 5198th 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	$25.2	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$1618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$7.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$8.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$11167

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$898
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$901
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$603
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$963
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$961
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2349
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$661
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$661
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$3054
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1755
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1531
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2205
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1848
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1939
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1464
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1791
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1671
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1459
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1274
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$521
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1654
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1569
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1099
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$629
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1403
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1205
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1573
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1334
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1844
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866