Suva vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Suva	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$437	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$323	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.1	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$561	$1051
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	26	93
😀 Quality of life	58	84
🏙️ Population	88.3K	2.33M

The cost of living in Suva is 11% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6511th and 5995th ($836 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6102nd and 482nd 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	$6.33	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.9	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$494	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$886	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.5	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.67%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$817	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.81	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.97	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$223	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13960	$14970

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Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$818
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$596
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1022
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$683
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1884
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$751
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$753
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1882
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1878
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1961
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1678
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1417
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1678
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1383
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1419
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1312
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1612
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1423
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1019
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$733
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1493
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1480
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1425
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1252
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1743
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451