Hanoi vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$282
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
71
62
😀 Quality of life
65
44
🏙️ Population
8.25M
1.27M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 28% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7372nd and 6110th ($631 vs $875) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 4592nd and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Soweto

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Hanoi Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$2867

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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

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952