Suva vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Suva	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$891	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$473	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.8	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$3056
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	26	18
😀 Quality of life	61	84
🏙️ Population	88.3K	216K

The cost of living in Suva is 56% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6307th and 2013th ($891 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Fiji and New Zealand, respectively. Check Fiji vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Suva compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 5753rd and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suva vs Wellington

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	Suva	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.7	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.66%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$843	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.15	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.32	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.5	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13584	$13757

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Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$910
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$1095
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$680
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1033
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2036
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$790
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$789
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2020
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1911
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1239
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2100
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1752
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1553
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1491
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1660
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1424
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1502
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1259
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$526
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1647
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1475
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1075
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$788
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1653
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1503
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1400
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1440
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1803
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844