Suva vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suva Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$921
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2284
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$507
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1006
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$24.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
26
95
😀 Quality of life
60
86
🏙️ Population
88.3K
2.6M

The cost of living in Suva is 21% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6078th and 4715th ($921 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5198th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Suva Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.2
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1618
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.86%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$683
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$322
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.13
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.34
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$233
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11167
$18424

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$901
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$963
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$961
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$596
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$596
1073 km or 667 mi Port Vila
$2349
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605