Singapore City vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	26
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	5.87M	88.3K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 279% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 129th and 6407th ($3059 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Singapore and Fiji, respectively. Check Singapore vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 11th and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Suva

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	Singapore City	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$13954

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605

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