Hanoi vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanoi	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$647	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1916	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$292	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$439	$947
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	71	26
😀 Quality of life	62	57
🏙️ Population	8.44M	88.3K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 20% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 7236th and 6407th ($647 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Vietnam and Fiji, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 4848th and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Suva

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	Hanoi	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.94	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.2	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.39%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2965	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1710	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.82	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.48	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.38	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.9	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.44	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12394	$13954

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$810
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$977
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$660
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1002
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$659
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$644
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$647
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1946
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1652
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1968
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1736
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1401
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1652
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1506
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1411
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1182
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1418
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1011
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$669
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1433
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1144
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1457
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1253
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1607
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751