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Nadi vs Suva

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Under balanced weights Nadi edges it, 56 to 54, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Nadi is stronger on climate; Suva on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

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 →
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)

MetricNadiSuva
Cost of living3838
Safety7777
Healthcare5353
Internet44 ✓42
Visa ease5252
Getting there & around3849 ✓
Climate50 ✓25
Air quality9798 ✓
Quality of life5050

Cost

MetricNadiSuva
Monthly cost, one person$1,742$1,742
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricNadiSuva
Homicides per 100k2.372.37
Political stability (0–100)82.882.8
UHC service coverage (0–100)6969
Life expectancy65.5 yrs65.5 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricNadiSuva
Download9.6 Mbps ✓8.2 Mbps
Upload4.2 Mbps ✓3.9 Mbps

Visa

MetricNadiSuva
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport120 days120 days
Entry, EU passport120 days120 days
Entry, UK passport120 days120 days

Getting there and around

MetricNadiSuva
Non-stop airport destinations1630 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricNadiSuva
Comfortable months per year6 ✓3
Annual mean PM2.56.5 µg/m³5.9 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Nadi or Suva?
Suva is cheaper: about $1,742 per month versus $1,742 for one person.
Is Nadi or Suva safer?
Nadi scores higher on safety (77 vs 77), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Nadi or Suva?
Nadi: a measured median of 9.6 Mbps versus 8.2 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); 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.