Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 10.0% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 84.0% more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
|
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