Cape Town vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2814
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$681
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1180
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$371
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
56
72
😀 Quality of life
55
65
🏙️ Population
3.78M
8.44M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 89% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4637th and 7418th ($1231 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and Vietnam, respectively. Check South Africa vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6312th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Hanoi

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Cape Town Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1957
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.78
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4978
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1243
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$666
371 km or 231 mi George
$857
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$946
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$746
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$814
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$988
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$861
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1304
882 km or 548 mi East London
$784
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$698
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$598
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$650
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$901
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$762
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$948
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$808
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$833
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$904
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$637
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$637
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$706
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$984
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$940
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$668
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$607
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$890
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$985
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$984
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$892
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$927
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$857

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372