Cape Town vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$775	$340
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$602
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	72
😀 Quality of life	58	67
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.72M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 100% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4336th and 7314th ($1386 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Hanoi. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6134th and 4766th 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	$12.2	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$14773

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$586
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$582
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$583
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$564
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$579
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$574
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$617
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$579
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$580
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$589
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$679
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$968
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$714
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$620
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$577
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$593
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$751
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$711
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$968
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$782
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$607
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$564
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$601
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$802
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$797
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$591
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$375