Singapore City vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$903
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$1671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	26
😀 Quality of life	98	63
🏙️ Population	5.87M	88.3K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 254% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 133rd and 6217th ($3007 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and Fiji, respectively. Check Singapore vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 2 months in Suva. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 4th and 4952nd 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	$9.57	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$9729

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$824
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$752
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$599
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$974
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$978
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$576
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1841
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$594
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$594
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2943
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1648
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1388
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2279
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1960
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1994
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1754
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1701
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1425
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1200
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$491
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1563
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1071
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$744
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1207
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1113
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1454
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1230
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1777
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887