Cape Town vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$484
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$481
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
55
71
😀 Quality of life
60
65
🏙️ Population
434K
8.25M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 40% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6078th and 7372nd ($881 vs $631) 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 5406th and 4592nd 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
$7.47
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$13775

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422