Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 78.1% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$8.97
ZAR163.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$4.77
ZAR86.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$0.95
ZAR17.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.74
ZAR13.49
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$0.99
ZAR18.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$3.67
ZAR66.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$4.20
ZAR76.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$2.23
ZAR40.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$2.03
ZAR36.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$0.68
ZAR12.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$0.64
ZAR11.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.55
ZAR10.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.61
ZAR11.08
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$4.99
ZAR90.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$52.31
ZAR952.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$20,607.77
ZAR375,125.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$8.55
ZAR155.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$41.37
ZAR753.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$382.55
ZAR6,963.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$326.35
ZAR5,940.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$80.40
ZAR1,463.50
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$174.12
ZAR3,169.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$4,033.53
ZAR73,422.70
|
|
pay 83.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$2.11
ZAR38.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$1.88
ZAR34.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$2.90
ZAR52.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$29.50
ZAR537.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$6.62
ZAR120.52
|
|
pay 32.6% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$47.72
ZAR868.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$32.06
ZAR583.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$90.39
ZAR1,645.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$81.37
ZAR1,481.13
|
|
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