Suva vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suva Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$849
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$466
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$903
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$22.8
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1671
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
26
84
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
88.3K
3.03M

The cost of living in Suva is 15% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6217th and 5356th ($849 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Fiji and Taiwan, respectively. Check Fiji vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Suva compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4952nd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Suva Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$684
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$668
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$313
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.8
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9729
$13893

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$824
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721