Cost of living comparison

compared to

Hanoi is 5.4% cheaper than Port Elizabeth.

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Port Elizabeth, you would:

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pay 49.1% less for restaurants

 
Port Elizabeth
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.90
ZAR192.50
$1.96
₫49,860
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.63
ZAR81.81
$5.32
₫135,122
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.15
ZAR20.36
$0.46
₫11,620

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pay 8.6% more for groceries

 
Port Elizabeth
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$0.94
ZAR16.62
$1.01
₫25,703
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.63
ZAR64.15
$4.78
₫121,353
Milk (1 gallon) $3.66
ZAR64.59
$5.22
₫132,463

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

 
Port Elizabeth
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.89
ZAR86.48
$3.48
₫88,215
Monthly public transit pass $32.96
ZAR582.30
$7.86
₫199,442
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,238.22
ZAR481,242.18
$39,295.00
₫997,208,604

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pay 43.5% less for housing

 
Port Elizabeth
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.42
ZAR802.50
$8.56
₫217,287
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $577.45
ZAR10,202.33
$339.65
₫8,619,369
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $366.20
ZAR6,470.03
$203.41
₫5,162,021

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Port Elizabeth
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $167.86
ZAR2,965.65
$240.68
₫6,107,903
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,656.55
ZAR82,271.40
$12,685.27
₫321,920,306

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pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Port Elizabeth
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.32
ZAR40.91
$0.98
₫24,930
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.88
ZAR33.17
$1.87
₫47,467
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.72
ZAR48.12
$1.38
₫34,902

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

 
Port Elizabeth
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.80
ZAR950.45
$31.89
₫809,196
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.90
ZAR598.91
$26.96
₫684,091
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.06
ZAR1,555.91
$83.38
₫2,116,071

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