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Manado vs Suva

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Suva edges it, 54 to 52, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Manado is stronger on cost of living; Suva on air quality, safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.7 of 52 points (scores 60/100)Safety: 7.4 of 52 points (scores 67/100)Healthcare: 6.2 of 52 points (scores 56/100)Internet: 4.1 of 52 points (scores 37/100)Visa ease: 6.0 of 52 points (scores 54/100)Getting there & around: 4.4 of 52 points (scores 40/100)Climate: 2.8 of 52 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 9.4 of 52 points (scores 84/100)Quality of life: 5.0 of 52 points (scores 45/100)52
Manado
out of 100

North Sulawesi's capital and the gateway to Bunaken diving

Full Manado profile →Where to stay in Manado →
Cost of living: 4.3 of 54 points (scores 38/100)Safety: 8.5 of 54 points (scores 77/100)Healthcare: 5.9 of 54 points (scores 53/100)Internet: 4.6 of 54 points (scores 42/100)Visa ease: 5.8 of 54 points (scores 52/100)Getting there & around: 5.4 of 54 points (scores 49/100)Climate: 2.8 of 54 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 10.9 of 54 points (scores 98/100)Quality of life: 5.6 of 54 points (scores 50/100)54
Suva
out of 100

Fiji's rainy working capital rather than its resort coast

Full Suva profile →Where to stay in Suva →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricManadoSuva
Cost of living60 ✓38
Safety6777 ✓
Healthcare56 ✓53
Internet3742 ✓
Visa ease54 ✓52
Getting there & around4049 ✓
Climate2525
Air quality8498 ✓
Quality of life4550 ✓

Cost

MetricManadoSuva
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,000 ✓$1,742
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricManadoSuva
Homicides per 100k0.41 ✓2.37
Political stability (0–100)52.782.8 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)6769 ✓
Life expectancy68.3 yrs ✓65.5 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricManadoSuva
Download6.6 Mbps8.2 Mbps ✓
Upload2.7 Mbps3.9 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricManadoSuva
Nomad visaRemote worker visa (E33G) ✓none listed
Minimum income for the visa$5,000/mono data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrival120 days ✓
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrival120 days ✓
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrival120 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricManadoSuva
Non-stop airport destinations2030 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricManadoSuva
Comfortable months per year33
Annual mean PM2.512.1 µg/m³5.9 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Manado or Suva?
Manado is cheaper: about $1,000 per month versus $1,742 for one person.
Is Manado or Suva safer?
Suva scores higher on safety (77 vs 67), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Manado or Suva?
Suva: a measured median of 8.2 Mbps versus 6.6 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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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); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); 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); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.