Honolulu vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2284
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$1530
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	62	26
😀 Quality of life	87	60
🏙️ Population	351K	88.3K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 230% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 133rd and 6078th ($3039 vs $921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd 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 Honolulu compared to 1.7 months in Suva. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 290th and 5198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Suva

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	Honolulu	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$8.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$11167

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

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