Cape Town vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$1807
🏠 One person rent	$773	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$369
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	72
😀 Quality of life	55	65
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.72M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 94% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7229th ($1366 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 months in Hanoi. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 6382nd and 5251st 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	$12.5	$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$12836

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$587
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$590
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$476
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$587
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$571
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$585
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$601
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$577
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$580
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$590
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$567
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$605
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$564
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$578
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$664
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$496
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1038
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$699
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$608
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$574
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$584
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$738
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$694
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1056
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$774
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$600
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$581
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$587
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$790
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$789
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$590
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$380