Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 71.5% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,873
|
$8.17
ZAR145.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫132,446
|
$4.36
ZAR77.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,390
|
$0.91
ZAR16.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,863
|
$0.70
ZAR12.48
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,194
|
$0.99
ZAR17.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫118,950
|
$3.57
ZAR63.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫129,840
|
$4.49
ZAR80.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,013
|
$2.28
ZAR40.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫41,751
|
$1.97
ZAR35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫39,756
|
$0.62
ZAR11.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,562
|
$0.60
ZAR10.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫18,963
|
$0.61
ZAR10.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,781
|
$0.69
ZAR12.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,050
|
$0.52
ZAR9.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,410
|
$0.56
ZAR9.94
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫86,468
|
$4.84
ZAR86.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫195,493
|
$62.65
ZAR1,117.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫977,463,109
|
$18,595.53
ZAR331,626.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫132,935
|
$11.25
ZAR200.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫212,984
|
$40.52
ZAR722.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,448,699
|
$408.57
ZAR7,286.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,059,809
|
$350.25
ZAR6,246.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,556,587
|
$79.77
ZAR1,422.56
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫5,986,962
|
$214.13
ZAR3,818.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫315,546,037
|
$3,698.27
ZAR65,953.65
|
|
pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,437
|
$2.23
ZAR39.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫46,527
|
$1.83
ZAR32.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,211
|
$2.72
ZAR48.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫615,357
|
$32.65
ZAR582.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫117,296
|
$6.95
ZAR123.87
|
|
pay 19.6% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫793,174
|
$47.52
ZAR847.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫670,545
|
$34.15
ZAR609.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,074,171
|
$85.40
ZAR1,522.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,336,951
|
$94.42
ZAR1,683.89
|
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