Suva vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suva Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$849
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$466
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$903
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$22.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1671
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
26
93
😀 Quality of life
63
86
🏙️ Population
88.3K
2.29M

The cost of living in Suva is 1% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6217th and 6163rd ($849 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Fiji and Taiwan, respectively. Check Fiji vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Suva compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 4952nd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Suva Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$684
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$668
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$313
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.8
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9729
$13937

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$824
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$752
118 km or 73 mi Lautoka
$599
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$974
755 km or 469 mi Mua
$978
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$574
1073 km or 667 mi Funafuti
$576
1073 km or 667 mi Port Vila
$1841
1112 km or 691 mi Manase
$594
1145 km or 711 mi Apia
$594
1233 km or 766 mi Luganville
$2943
1328 km or 825 mi Dumbea
$1597
1332 km or 827 mi Noumea
$1648
1335 km or 830 mi Paita
$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi Whangarei
$1388
2086 km or 1296 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
2112 km or 1312 mi Auckland
$2279
2121 km or 1318 mi Waitakere
$1960
2125 km or 1320 mi Manukau
$1994
2148 km or 1335 mi Pukekohe
$1643
2180 km or 1355 mi Auki
$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi Tauranga
$1754
2206 km or 1371 mi Hamilton
$1701
2216 km or 1377 mi Honiara
$1425
2234 km or 1388 mi Rotorua
$1200
2253 km or 1400 mi South Tarawa
$491
2283 km or 1419 mi Gisborne
$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi Taupo
$1563
2306 km or 1433 mi Avarua
$1071
2325 km or 1445 mi Yaren
$744
2364 km or 1469 mi New Plymouth
$1346
2379 km or 1478 mi Napier
$1207
2397 km or 1490 mi Hastings
$1113
2446 km or 1520 mi Whanganui
$1454
2486 km or 1545 mi Palmerston North
$1365
2553 km or 1586 mi Masterton
$1230
2554 km or 1587 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
2578 km or 1602 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
2580 km or 1603 mi Porirua
$1777
2589 km or 1608 mi Lower Hutt
$1887

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Distance City Cost of living
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$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716