Suva vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Suva	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$808	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2232	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$418	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.7	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$680
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	26	78
😀 Quality of life	57	66
🏙️ Population	88.3K	12.6M

The cost of living in Suva is 58% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6407th and 8544th ($808 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 499th in Fiji and China, respectively. Check Fiji vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Suva compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 5598th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suva vs Zhengzhou

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	Suva	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$782	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.2	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1297	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$805	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.7	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.74	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.4	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13954	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591