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:

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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	+330.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫121,102	$5.11 ZAR93.04	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,303	$0.99 ZAR18.07	+124.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,560	$0.78 ZAR14.20	+203.6%
Average			+166.6%

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,232	$1.07 ZAR19.52	+4.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,623	$4.13 ZAR75.19	-17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫135,207	$4.25 ZAR77.41	-19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,459	$2.53 ZAR46.10	+59.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,660	$2.30 ZAR41.80	+44.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,884	$0.73 ZAR13.31	-57.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,796	$0.70 ZAR12.66	+50.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,472	$0.69 ZAR12.52	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,421	$0.70 ZAR12.72	+43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,620	$0.55 ZAR9.99	+20.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,733	$0.59 ZAR10.81	+10.4%
Average			+11.7%

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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	+46.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫201,837	$42.60 ZAR775.30	+438.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,009,183,949	$19,879.98 ZAR361,808.21	-49.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫137,249	$9.54 ZAR173.67	+77.4%
Average			+128.2%

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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	+380.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,640,450	$784.43 ZAR14,276.27	+131.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,105,563	$505.72 ZAR9,203.96	+111.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,486,876	$71.33 ZAR1,298.10	+22.4%
Average			+161.5%

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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	-15.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫312,813,385	$4,312.73 ZAR78,490.16	-64.8%
Average			-39.9%

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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	+158.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,772	$2.12 ZAR38.67	+15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,321	$2.95 ZAR53.75	+113.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫671,187	$39.65 ZAR721.71	+50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,964	$6.82 ZAR124.05	+64.1%
Average			+80.5%

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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	+45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫672,789	$30.86 ZAR561.60	+17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,370,986	$104.97 ZAR1,910.35	+13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,204,679	$77.06 ZAR1,402.53	-10.8%
Average			+16.2%

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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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