Suva vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Suva	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$879	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2114	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$463	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$807	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$24	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$579	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	26	99
😀 Quality of life	62	98
🏙️ Population	88.3K	5.45M

The cost of living in Suva is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6452nd and 348th ($879 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Fiji and Australia, respectively. Check Fiji vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Suva compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5727th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suva vs Sydney

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	Suva	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.3	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.37	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.78	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.72%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.21	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.4	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$21946

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Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$857
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$1039
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$633
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1033
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$718
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2068
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$790
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$791
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2062
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1928
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2156
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1646
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1740
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1474
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1422
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1393
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1696
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1523
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1066
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$783
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1605
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1518
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1528
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1359
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1788
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864