Suva vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Suva	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$808	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2232	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$418	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.7	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$2476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	26	65
😀 Quality of life	57	70
🏙️ Population	88.3K	1.13M

The cost of living in Suva is 24% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 6407th and 5096th ($808 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st in Fiji and South Korea, respectively. Check Fiji vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Suva compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 5598th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suva vs Ulsan

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	Suva	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$782	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.2	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1297	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$805	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.7	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.74	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.4	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13954	$13412

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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 Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1027
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$988
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1060
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1075
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$998
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$983
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$887
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$924
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$992
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1054
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$880
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$977
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1000
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$903
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$964
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$989
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$987
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1059
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1012
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$992
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$854
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$977
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$902
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$936
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1019
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1037
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1019
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$864
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$959