Suva vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Suva	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$808	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2232	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$418	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.7	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	26	93
😀 Quality of life	57	83
🏙️ Population	88.3K	2.33M

The cost of living in Suva is 8% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6407th and 6171st ($808 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Fiji and Taiwan, respectively. Check Fiji vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Suva compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5598th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suva vs Taoyuan

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	Suva	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$782	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.2	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1297	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$805	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.7	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.74	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.4	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13954	$18619

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$810
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$977
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$660
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1002
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$659
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$644
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$647
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1946
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1652
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1968
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1736
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1401
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1652
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1506
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1411
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1182
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1418
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1011
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$669
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1433
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1144
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1457
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1253
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1607
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443