Suva vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suva Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$463
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$807
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$24
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$579
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
26
94
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
88.3K
2.44M

The cost of living in Suva is 30% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6452nd and 4661st ($879 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5727th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suva vs Taipei

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Suva Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.21
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$18442

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$1033
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$714
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$718
1073 km or 667 mi Port Vila
$2068
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$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
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602