Suva vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suva Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$921
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2284
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$507
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1006
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$24.3
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
26
74
😀 Quality of life
60
80
🏙️ Population
88.3K
1.87M

The cost of living in Suva is 9% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6078th and 6292nd ($921 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Fiji and Taiwan, respectively. Check Fiji vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Suva compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5198th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Suva Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.2
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1618
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.86%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$683
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$322
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.13
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.34
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$233
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11167
$18526

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$898
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$901
118 km or 73 mi Lautoka
$603
745 km or 463 mi Nukualofa
$963
755 km or 469 mi Mua
$961
1072 km or 666 mi Vaiaku
$596
1073 km or 667 mi Funafuti
$596
1073 km or 667 mi Port Vila
$2349
1112 km or 691 mi Manase
$661
1145 km or 711 mi Apia
$661
1233 km or 766 mi Luganville
$3054
1328 km or 825 mi Dumbea
$1700
1332 km or 827 mi Noumea
$1755
1335 km or 830 mi Paita
$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi Whangarei
$1531
2086 km or 1296 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
2112 km or 1312 mi Auckland
$2205
2121 km or 1318 mi Waitakere
$1848
2125 km or 1320 mi Manukau
$1939
2148 km or 1335 mi Pukekohe
$1634
2180 km or 1355 mi Auki
$1464
2185 km or 1358 mi Tauranga
$1791
2206 km or 1371 mi Hamilton
$1671
2216 km or 1377 mi Honiara
$1459
2234 km or 1388 mi Rotorua
$1274
2253 km or 1400 mi South Tarawa
$521
2283 km or 1419 mi Gisborne
$1654
2297 km or 1427 mi Taupo
$1569
2306 km or 1433 mi Avarua
$1099
2325 km or 1445 mi Yaren
$629
2364 km or 1469 mi New Plymouth
$1447
2379 km or 1478 mi Napier
$1403
2397 km or 1490 mi Hastings
$1205
2446 km or 1520 mi Whanganui
$1573
2486 km or 1545 mi Palmerston North
$1318
2553 km or 1586 mi Masterton
$1334
2554 km or 1587 mi Paraparaumu
$1729
2578 km or 1602 mi Upper Hutt
$1784
2580 km or 1603 mi Porirua
$1844
2589 km or 1608 mi Lower Hutt
$1866

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Distance City Cost of living
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$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719