Cost of living comparison

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Suva vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Suva is 14.4% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants
pay 22.3% more in Suva
Groceries
pay 24.2% less in Suva
Transportation
pay 24.0% less in Suva
Housing
pay 9.2% less in Suva
Childcare
pay 51.5% less in Suva
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.6% more in Suva
Clothing
pay 32.5% less in Suva

The cost of restaurants and entertainment and sports in Suva are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Suva.

Suva vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Suva instead of Taipei, you would:

pay 22.3% more for restaurants

 
Taipei
Suva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.18
NT$203.07
$4.91
FJD11.29
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.01
NT$164.49
$6.70
FJD15.39
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.00
NT$32.98
$1.40
FJD3.21

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

 
Taipei
Suva
Bread
1 loaf
$1.86
NT$61.04
$0.49
FJD1.13
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.37
NT$275.05
$6.42
FJD14.74
Milk (1 gallon) $10.77
NT$353.73
$4.72
FJD10.83

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pay 24.0% less for transportation

 
Taipei
Suva
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.68
NT$121.01
$4.99
FJD11.45
Monthly public transit pass $37.10
NT$1,218.45
$22.34
FJD51.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,750.62
NT$1,141,279.71
$20,105.44
FJD46,178.18

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pay 9.2% less for housing

 
Taipei
Suva
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.04
NT$789.47
$27.92
FJD64.14
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $630.95
NT$20,721.63
$744.65
FJD1,710.30
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $465.35
NT$15,283.12
$312.75
FJD718.33

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pay 51.5% less for childcare

 
Taipei
Suva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $610.09
NT$20,036.70
$226.74
FJD520.79
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,275.33
NT$600,198.50
$10,946.30
FJD25,141.45

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pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Taipei
Suva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.63
NT$86.31
$2.68
FJD6.16
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.05
NT$100.09
$3.21
FJD7.37
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.71
NT$121.84
$9.83
FJD22.58

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

 
Taipei
Suva
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.02
NT$1,839.86
$25.91
FJD59.52
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$31.15
NT$1,023.14
$27.25
FJD62.60
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.26
NT$2,800.09
$65.38
FJD150.16

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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