Shijiazhuang vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shijiazhuang	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$521	$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$198	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$339	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$23.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$800	$381
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	58	26
😀 Quality of life	68	61
🏙️ Population	10.6M	88.3K

The cost of living in Shijiazhuang is 42% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 8567th and 6307th ($521 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 Shijiazhuang compared to 0.4 months in Suva. Shijiazhuang ranked 36th best city to live in China vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 4412th and 5753rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shijiazhuang vs Suva

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	Shijiazhuang	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.76	$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.49	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$216	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.63	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.29%	7.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.3	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.71	$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$8.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.26	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$35	$33.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5149	$13584

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Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$541
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$541
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$541
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$556
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$541
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$567
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$525
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$579
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$574
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$522
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$480
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$480
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$550
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$549
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$556
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$580
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$549
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$511
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$539
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$574
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$666
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$538
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$623
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$508
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$549
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$538
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$629
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$684
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$637
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$645
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$789
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$740

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