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
ZAR156.07
|
$1.98
₫50,344
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
$0.44
₫11,277
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
$0.26
₫6,545
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
$5.00
₫127,331
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
$5.30
₫134,897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
$1.59
₫40,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
$1.72
₫43,784
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
$0.46
₫11,769
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
$0.76
₫19,428
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
$0.49
₫12,392
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
$0.46
₫11,593
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
$0.54
₫13,701
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
$3.47
₫88,270
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
$7.91
₫201,374
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
$5.38
₫136,935
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
|
pay 84.0% more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
$0.99
₫25,172
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
$1.83
₫46,665
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
$26.31
₫669,650
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
$4.15
₫105,722
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
|
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