Suva vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suva Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$463
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$807
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$24
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$579
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
26
93
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
88.3K
2.35M

The cost of living in Suva is 7% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6452nd and 6085th ($879 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5727th and 373rd 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
$6.55
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.21
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$17081

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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
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$2062
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$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
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$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
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$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
2578 km or 1602 mi Upper Hutt
$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
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$882
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$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
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$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
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$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464