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Apia vs Nadi

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Under balanced weights Nadi edges it, 56 to 55, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Apia is stronger on nothing outright; Nadi on getting there & around, visa ease. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 10.2 of 55 points (scores 71/100)Healthcare: 8.0 of 55 points (scores 56/100)Visa ease: 5.4 of 55 points (scores 38/100)Getting there & around: 3.0 of 55 points (scores 21/100)Climate: 7.1 of 55 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 14.3 of 55 points (scores 100/100)Quality of life: 6.5 of 55 points (scores 46/100)55
Apia
out of 100

Samoa's laid-back capital, where Sundays stop and the sea is close

Full Apia profile →Where to stay in Apia →
Cost of living: 4.3 of 56 points (scores 38/100)Safety: 8.5 of 56 points (scores 77/100)Healthcare: 5.9 of 56 points (scores 53/100)Internet: 4.9 of 56 points (scores 44/100)Visa ease: 5.8 of 56 points (scores 52/100)Getting there & around: 4.2 of 56 points (scores 38/100)Climate: 5.6 of 56 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 10.7 of 56 points (scores 97/100)Quality of life: 5.6 of 56 points (scores 50/100)56
Nadi
out of 100

Fiji's airport town, the jumping-off point for the resort islands

Full Nadi profile →Where to stay in Nadi →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricApiaNadi
Cost of livingno data38
Safety7177 ✓
Healthcare56 ✓53
Internetno data44
Visa ease3852 ✓
Getting there & around2138 ✓
Climate5050
Air quality100 ✓97
Quality of life4650 ✓

Cost

MetricApiaNadi
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$1,742
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricApiaNadi
Homicides per 100k6.262.37 ✓
Political stability (0–100)89 ✓82.8
UHC service coverage (0–100)6269 ✓
Life expectancy70.3 yrs ✓65.5 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricApiaNadi
Downloadno data9.6 Mbps
Uploadno data4.2 Mbps

Visa

MetricApiaNadi
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrival120 days ✓
Entry, EU passport90 days120 days ✓
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrival120 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricApiaNadi
Non-stop airport destinations516 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)22
Transit (1–5, editorial)12 ✓

Climate and air

MetricApiaNadi
Comfortable months per year66
Annual mean PM2.53.7 µg/m³ ✓6.5 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Apia or Nadi?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Apia or Nadi safer?
Nadi scores higher on safety (77 vs 71), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Apia or Nadi?
M-Lab has no reliable measurement for one of the two cities.

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.