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Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) is 95.5% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Groceries: pay 15.2% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Childcare: pay 32.6% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.1% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Clothing: pay 19.4% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Centurion (Verwoerdburg) are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Centurion (Verwoerdburg).

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Centurion (Verwoerdburg) instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,312	$10.22 ZAR191.31	+417.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,748	$4.68 ZAR87.63	-1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,270	$1.01 ZAR18.87	+127.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,540	$0.77 ZAR14.36	+198.4%
Average			+185.4%

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pay 15.2% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,155	$1.07 ZAR20.03	+4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,250	$4.23 ZAR79.08	-15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,811	$4.41 ZAR82.47	-16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,341	$2.42 ZAR45.35	+52.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,541	$2.11 ZAR39.44	+32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,756	$0.69 ZAR12.92	-59.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,762	$0.70 ZAR13.01	+50.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,415	$0.73 ZAR13.57	-5.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,384	$0.75 ZAR13.96	+53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,586	$0.64 ZAR11.97	+40.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,693	$0.70 ZAR13.18	+30.9%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,214	$5.00 ZAR93.59	+44.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫201,246	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	+1048.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,231,469	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	-42.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,847	$10.22 ZAR191.31	+90.1%
Average			+285.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫229,050	$46.17 ZAR863.95	+412.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,615,171	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,087,700	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	+38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,482,526	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	+40.8%
Average			+112.7%

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pay 32.6% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,205,094	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	-4.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,898,214	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	-60.8%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 83.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,156	$2.27 ZAR42.51	+129.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,635	$2.00 ZAR37.34	+8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,218	$3.12 ZAR58.46	+125.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫669,224	$44.72 ZAR836.72	+70.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,654	$7.53 ZAR140.83	+81.2%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 19.4% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫934,146	$49.09 ZAR918.51	+33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫670,821	$34.65 ZAR648.33	+31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,364,049	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	-1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,198,229	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	+13.8%
Average			+19.4%

Hanoi vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of clothing

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