Cost of living comparison

Cape Town, South Africa

compared to

Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi vs. Cape Town Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 9.4% cheaper than Cape Town.

Restaurants: pay 51.6% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 2.7% more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 14.5% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 51.8% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Hanoi

The cost of childcare and groceries in Hanoi are more expensive than in Cape Town. Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Hanoi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Cape Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Cape Town, you would:

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pay 51.6% less for restaurants

	Cape Town	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR155.50	$1.98 ₫50,442	-76.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 ZAR93.30	$4.75 ₫121,062	-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 ZAR18.12	$0.44 ₫11,299	-55.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ZAR14.25	$0.26 ₫6,558	-67.1%
Average			-51.6%

Cape Town vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7% more for groceries

	Cape Town	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR19.58	$1.03 ₫26,223	-4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 ZAR75.41	$5.00 ₫127,581	+21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 ZAR77.63	$5.30 ₫135,162	+24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 ZAR46.23	$1.59 ₫40,446	-37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 ZAR41.92	$1.59 ₫40,646	-30.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.34	$1.72 ₫43,870	+135.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR12.70	$0.46 ₫11,792	-33.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.55	$0.76 ₫19,466	+11.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR12.75	$0.49 ₫12,416	-30.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR10.02	$0.46 ₫11,616	-17.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 ZAR10.84	$0.54 ₫13,728	-9.4%
Average			+2.7%

Cape Town vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.5% less for transportation

	Cape Town	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 ZAR92.91	$3.47 ₫88,443	-31.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.60 ZAR777.51	$7.91 ₫201,770	-81.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.98 ZAR362,837.79	$39,554.95 ₫1,008,848,969	+99.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.54 ZAR174.16	$5.38 ₫137,203	-43.6%
Average			-14.5%

Cape Town vs. Hanoi - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.8% less for housing

	Cape Town	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.29 ZAR790.06	$9.00 ₫229,646	-79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$784.43 ZAR14,316.90	$338.66 ₫8,637,582	-56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$505.72 ZAR9,230.15	$239.31 ₫6,103,536	-52.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.33 ZAR1,301.80	$58.28 ₫1,486,383	-18.3%
Average			-51.8%

Cape Town vs. Hanoi - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Cape Town	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$207.06 ZAR3,779.17	$243.92 ₫6,221,235	+17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,312.73 ZAR78,713.51	$12,260.72 ₫312,709,552	+184.3%
Average			+101.1%

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pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Cape Town	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.56 ZAR46.65	$0.99 ₫25,221	-61.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.12 ZAR38.78	$1.83 ₫46,756	-13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR53.91	$1.38 ₫35,310	-53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.65 ZAR723.76	$26.31 ₫670,965	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.82 ZAR124.40	$4.15 ₫105,929	-39.1%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Cape Town	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.53 ZAR976.98	$36.72 ₫936,576	-31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.86 ZAR563.19	$26.37 ₫672,566	-14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.97 ZAR1,915.78	$92.93 ₫2,370,199	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.06 ZAR1,406.52	$86.41 ₫2,203,947	+12.1%
Average			-11.3%

Cape Town vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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