Seattle vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Seattle	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3154	$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7508	$2114
🏠 One person rent	$1981	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$3422	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$24
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6532	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	80	26
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	737K	88.3K

The cost of living in Seattle is 259% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 142nd and 6452nd ($3154 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 32nd and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Suva

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	Seattle	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.6	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$6.45	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2110	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1647	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3872	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2891	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.8	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7394	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5077	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.47	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.95	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.47	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$8.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.86	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.5	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2521	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28950	$13758

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173

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