Hanoi vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$302
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$1614
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
74
😀 Quality of life
65
62
🏙️ Population
8.44M
4.43M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 40% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7418th and 5031st ($652 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Vietnam and South Africa, respectively. Check Vietnam vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5259th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$5503

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Cities near Hanoi

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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915