New York City vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$2284
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$1530
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	97	60
🏙️ Population	8.8M	88.3K

The cost of living in New York City is 340% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5th and 6078th ($4051 vs $921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United States and Fiji, respectively. Check the United States vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.7 months in Suva. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 13th and 5198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Suva

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	New York City	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$1618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$8.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$11167

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$898
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$901
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$603
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$963
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$961
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2349
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$661
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$661
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$3054
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1755
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1531
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2205
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1848
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1939
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1464
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1791
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1671
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1459
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1274
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$521
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1654
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1569
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1099
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$629
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1403
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1205
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1573
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1334
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1844
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866