Suva Cost of Living 2026Estimated

Suva scores 30/100 on the Anchor Cost Index, making it an affordable city by global standards. It ranks #108 of 160 cities worldwide — more expensive than 33% of the cities in our dataset — and #8 of 8 in Oceania.

The headline numbers: a one-bedroom apartment averages $521/month, a Big Mac costs $3.32, a 5 km Uber ride is $0.00, and a Starbucks latte runs $0.00. Together these anchor prices place Suva below the global midpoint for day-to-day living costs.

Depending on lifestyle, a single person needs between $1,372 and $1,824 per month in Suva. A backpacker staying in hostels and eating locally gets by on about $1,372, a digital nomad with coliving and coworking spends around $1,325, and an expat professional living centrally should plan for $1,824. A small family of three needs roughly $2,471/month.

For the typical digital nomad budget, housing absorbs about 36% ($480) and food about 41% ($543), with transport, utilities and entertainment making up the rest. That means the fastest way to cut costs in Suva is on accommodation — the other categories offer far less room to economize.