Suva vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suva Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$849
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$466
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$903
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$22.8
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1671
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
26
74
😀 Quality of life
63
82
🏙️ Population
88.3K
1.87M

The cost of living in Suva is 7% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6217th and 5887th ($849 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4952nd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Suva Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$684
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$668
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$313
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.8
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9729
$11040

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741