Suva vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Suva	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$437	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$323	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.1	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$561	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	26	17
😀 Quality of life	58	87
🏙️ Population	88.3K	216K

The cost of living in Suva is 55% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6511th and 2432nd ($836 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 months in Suva compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 6102nd and 358th 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	$6.33	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.9	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$494	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$886	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.5	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.67%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$817	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.81	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.97	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$223	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13960	$12047

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Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$818
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$596
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1022
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$683
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1884
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$751
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$753
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1882
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1878
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1961
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1678
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1417
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1678
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1383
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1419
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1312
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1612
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1423
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1019
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$733
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1493
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1480
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1425
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1252
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1743
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811