Singapore City vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$23.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$561
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	26
😀 Quality of life	98	58
🏙️ Population	5.87M	88.3K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 283% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 109th and 6511th ($3201 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Singapore and Fiji, respectively. Check Singapore vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 7th and 6102nd 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	$8.79	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$13960

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$818
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$596
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1022
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$683
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1884
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$751
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$753
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1882
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1878
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1961
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1678
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1417
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1678
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1383
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1419
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1312
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1612
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1423
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1019
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$733
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1493
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1480
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1425
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1252
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1743
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838