Suva vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suva Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$463
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$807
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$24
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$579
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
26
85
😀 Quality of life
62
86
🏙️ Population
88.3K
2.87M

The cost of living in Suva is 8% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6452nd and 5984th ($879 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Fiji and Taiwan, respectively. Check Fiji vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5727th and 409th 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
$6.55
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.21
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$17495

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$857
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$1039
118 km or 73 mi Lautoka
$633
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$1035
755 km or 469 mi Mua
$1033
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665