Cost of living comparison

 Hanoi, Vietnam
compared to
 Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 75.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants
pay 2.7 times more in Cape Town
Groceries
pay 11.7% more in Cape Town
Transportation
pay 2.3 times more in Cape Town
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Cape Town
Childcare
pay 39.9% less in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports
pay 80.5% more in Cape Town
Clothing
pay 16.2% more in Cape Town

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

Cape Town vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

 
Hanoi
Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.98
₫50,459
$8.52
ZAR155.06
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.75
₫121,102
$5.11
ZAR93.04
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.44
₫11,303
$0.99
ZAR18.07

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

 
Hanoi
Cape Town
Bread
1 loaf
$1.03
₫26,232
$1.07
ZAR19.52
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
₫127,623
$4.13
ZAR75.19
Milk (1 gallon) $5.30
₫135,207
$4.25
ZAR77.41

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

 
Hanoi
Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
₫88,473
$5.09
ZAR92.64
Monthly public transit pass $7.91
₫201,837
$42.60
ZAR775.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,554.95
₫1,009,183,949
$19,879.98
ZAR361,808.21

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Hanoi
Cape Town
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.00
₫229,722
$43.29
ZAR787.82
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $338.66
₫8,640,450
$784.43
ZAR14,276.27
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $239.31
₫6,105,563
$505.72
ZAR9,203.96

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pay 39.9% less for childcare

 
Hanoi
Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $243.92
₫6,223,301
$207.06
ZAR3,768.44
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,260.72
₫312,813,385
$4,312.73
ZAR78,490.16

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pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Hanoi
Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.99
₫25,230
$2.56
ZAR46.52
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.83
₫46,772
$2.12
ZAR38.67
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
₫35,321
$2.95
ZAR53.75

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pay 16.2% more for clothing

 
Hanoi
Cape Town
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.72
₫936,887
$53.53
ZAR974.21
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.37
₫672,789
$30.86
ZAR561.60
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.93
₫2,370,986
$104.97
ZAR1,910.35

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