Cost of living comparison
Suva is 62.9% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Suva instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,045
|
$4.47
FJD10.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,621
|
$6.70
FJD15.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,663
|
$1.27
FJD2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,027
|
$0.89
FJD2.03
|
|
pay 47.5% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,798
|
$0.48
FJD1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,801
|
$5.38
FJD12.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,952
|
$4.81
FJD10.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫43,020
|
$3.29
FJD7.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,751
|
$3.29
FJD7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,708
|
$1.21
FJD2.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,839
|
$0.87
FJD1.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,417
|
$1.58
FJD3.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,063
|
$1.25
FJD2.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,315
|
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,755
|
$0.59
FJD1.34
|
|
pay 42.1% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,541
|
$5.00
FJD11.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,178
|
$22.33
FJD50.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,891,541
|
$22,334.39
FJD50,646.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,121
|
$4.47
FJD10.13
|
|
pay 85.0% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫218,089
|
$22.71
FJD51.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,651,203
|
$753.79
FJD1,709.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,181,086
|
$405.21
FJD918.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,593,897
|
$33.59
FJD76.17
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,130,461
|
$186.12
FJD422.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫323,109,237
|
$9,827.13
FJD22,284.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,022
|
$2.68
FJD6.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,642
|
$3.10
FJD7.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,031
|
$9.83
FJD22.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫630,107
|
$27.01
FJD61.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,107
|
$4.47
FJD10.13
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫812,185
|
$25.91
FJD58.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,617
|
$27.25
FJD61.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,123,886
|
$63.68
FJD144.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,392,965
|
$52.63
FJD119.36
|
|
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