Suva vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suva Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$891
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$473
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$23.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
26
85
😀 Quality of life
61
87
🏙️ Population
88.3K
2.87M

The cost of living in Suva is 5% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6307th and 5994th ($891 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Fiji and Taiwan, respectively. Check Fiji vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Suva compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5753rd and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suva vs Taichung

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Suva Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.7
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1178
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$843
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.21
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.15
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.14
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.5
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13584
$17517

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$910
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$1095
118 km or 73 mi Lautoka
$680
745 km or 463 mi Nukualofa
$1032
755 km or 469 mi Mua
$1033
1072 km or 666 mi Vaiaku
$714
1073 km or 667 mi Funafuti
$714
1073 km or 667 mi Port Vila
$2036
1112 km or 691 mi Manase
$790
1145 km or 711 mi Apia
$789
1233 km or 766 mi Luganville
$2020
1328 km or 825 mi Dumbea
$1844
1332 km or 827 mi Noumea
$1911
1335 km or 830 mi Paita
$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi Whangarei
$1239
2086 km or 1296 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1745
2112 km or 1312 mi Auckland
$2100
2121 km or 1318 mi Waitakere
$1752
2125 km or 1320 mi Manukau
$1553
2148 km or 1335 mi Pukekohe
$1530
2180 km or 1355 mi Auki
$1491
2185 km or 1358 mi Tauranga
$1660
2206 km or 1371 mi Hamilton
$1424
2216 km or 1377 mi Honiara
$1502
2234 km or 1388 mi Rotorua
$1259
2253 km or 1400 mi South Tarawa
$526
2283 km or 1419 mi Gisborne
$1647
2297 km or 1427 mi Taupo
$1475
2306 km or 1433 mi Avarua
$1075
2325 km or 1445 mi Yaren
$788
2364 km or 1469 mi New Plymouth
$1261
2379 km or 1478 mi Napier
$1653
2397 km or 1490 mi Hastings
$1503
2446 km or 1520 mi Whanganui
$1400
2486 km or 1545 mi Palmerston North
$1395
2553 km or 1586 mi Masterton
$1440
2554 km or 1587 mi Paraparaumu
$1709
2578 km or 1602 mi Upper Hutt
$1751
2580 km or 1603 mi Porirua
$1803
2589 km or 1608 mi Lower Hutt
$1869

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684