Suva vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Suva	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$879	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2114	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$463	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$807	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$24	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$579	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	26	86
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	88.3K	2.79M

The cost of living in Suva is 65% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6452nd and 897th ($879 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Fiji and Canada, respectively. Check Fiji vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Suva compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5727th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suva vs Toronto

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	Suva	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.3	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.37	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.78	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.72%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.21	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.4	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$20314

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Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$857
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$1039
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$633
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1033
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$718
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2068
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$790
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$791
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2062
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$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
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$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
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$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

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029