Cost of living comparison
Sandton is 65.5% more expensive than Hanoi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.1 times more in Sandton
- Groceries
-
pay 13.9% more in Sandton
- Transportation
-
pay 19.3% more in Sandton
- Housing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Sandton
- Childcare
-
pay 32.4% less in Sandton
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 79.7% more in Sandton
- Clothing
-
pay 23.3% more in Sandton
The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Sandton are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Sandton.
If you lived in Sandton instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Sandton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,459
|
$11.36
ZAR206.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫121,102
|
$4.88
ZAR88.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,303
|
$1.04
ZAR18.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,560
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Sandton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,232
|
$1.07
ZAR19.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,623
|
$3.70
ZAR67.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫135,207
|
$4.27
ZAR77.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,459
|
$2.43
ZAR44.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,660
|
$2.08
ZAR37.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,884
|
$0.73
ZAR13.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,796
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,472
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,421
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,620
|
$0.64
ZAR11.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,733
|
$0.70
ZAR12.82
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Sandton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,473
|
$5.00
ZAR91.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,837
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,009,183,949
|
$22,663.17
ZAR412,461.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫137,249
|
$8.41
ZAR152.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Sandton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,722
|
$46.17
ZAR840.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,640,450
|
$482.52
ZAR8,781.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,105,563
|
$468.60
ZAR8,528.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,486,876
|
$82.06
ZAR1,493.42
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Sandton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,223,301
|
$216.65
ZAR3,942.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,813,385
|
$5,705.81
ZAR103,843.65
|
|
pay 79.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Sandton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,230
|
$2.27
ZAR41.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,772
|
$2.00
ZAR36.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,321
|
$2.95
ZAR53.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫671,187
|
$43.55
ZAR792.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,964
|
$7.53
ZAR136.97
|
|
pay 23.3% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Sandton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫936,887
|
$49.89
ZAR907.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫672,789
|
$38.01
ZAR691.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,370,986
|
$92.30
ZAR1,679.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,204,679
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.16
|
|
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