Honolulu vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$23.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	58	26
😀 Quality of life	85	61
🏙️ Population	351K	88.3K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 274% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 79th and 6307th ($3331 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 3rd 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 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 0.4 months in Suva. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 433rd and 5753rd 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	$23.4	$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$1178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	7.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$8.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$33.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$13584

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194

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