Honolulu vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$2114
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$24
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	58	26
😀 Quality of life	85	62
🏙️ Population	351K	88.3K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 269% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 117th and 6452nd ($3241 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 438th and 5727th 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	$21.1	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$8.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$13758

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$857
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$1039
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$633
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1033
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$718
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2068
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$790
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$791
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2062
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1928
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2156
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1646
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1740
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1474
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1422
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1393
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1696
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1523
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1066
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$783
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1605
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1518
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1528
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1359
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1788
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920