Shanghai vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shanghai	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1097	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3454	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$577	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1644	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	78	57
🏙️ Population	24.9M	88.3K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 36% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 4858th and 6407th ($1097 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in China and Fiji, respectively. Check China vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shanghai compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 675th and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Suva

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	Shanghai	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$823	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2226	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1115	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.83%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14361	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8086	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87.9	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1181	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30174	$13954

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$810
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$977
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$660
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1002
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$659
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$644
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$647
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1946
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1652
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1968
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1736
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1401
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1652
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1506
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1411
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1182
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1418
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1011
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$669
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1433
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1144
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1457
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1253
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1607
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751