Hanoi vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$290
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1724
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
71
62
😀 Quality of life
63
39
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.27M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 33% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7305th and 5883rd ($648 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Vietnam and South Africa, respectively. Check Vietnam vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 4684th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045