Suva vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Suva	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$891	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$473	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.8	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	26	17
😀 Quality of life	61	44
🏙️ Population	88.3K	7.01M

The cost of living in Suva is 49% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6307th and 7983rd ($891 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 263rd in Fiji and China, respectively. Check Fiji vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Suva compared to 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Suva ranked 1st best city to live in Fiji vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 5753rd and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suva vs Zhumadian

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	Suva	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.7	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$637	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.66%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$843	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.15	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.3	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.32	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.5	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13584	$8478

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513