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Plettenberg Bay vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Plettenberg Bay is 44.2% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Plettenberg Bay
Groceries: pay 4.9% more in Plettenberg Bay
Transportation: pay 8.8% less in Plettenberg Bay
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Plettenberg Bay
Childcare: pay 48.2% less in Plettenberg Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.5% more in Plettenberg Bay
Clothing: pay 5.6% more in Plettenberg Bay

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Plettenberg Bay are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Plettenberg Bay. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Plettenberg Bay.

Plettenberg Bay vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Plettenberg Bay instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Plettenberg Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$8.60 ZAR145.63	+354.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$5.10 ZAR86.41	+18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$1.00 ZAR16.99	+112.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.72 ZAR12.14	+191.6%
Average			+169.0%

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pay 4.9% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Plettenberg Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.02 ZAR17.25	+12.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$3.93 ZAR66.56	-20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$4.05 ZAR68.60	-23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.85 ZAR48.25	+89.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.22 ZAR37.65	+40.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.78 ZAR13.21	-45.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.60 ZAR10.13	+27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.58 ZAR9.84	-12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.53 ZAR8.95	+5.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.42 ZAR7.05	-5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.40 ZAR6.75	-13.5%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 8.8% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Plettenberg Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$4.99 ZAR84.38	+55.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$16,003.22 ZAR270,875.25	-57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$4.24 ZAR71.85	-24.3%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Plettenberg Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$30.59 ZAR517.80	+252.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$803.03 ZAR13,592.31	+130.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$372.83 ZAR6,310.71	+44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$90.62 ZAR1,533.80	+61.1%
Average			+122.1%

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pay 48.2% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Plettenberg Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$143.40 ZAR2,427.20	-38.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$4,902.96 ZAR82,988.96	-58.4%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Plettenberg Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$2.29 ZAR38.84	+142.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.01 ZAR33.98	+12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$2.67 ZAR45.15	+101.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$30.11 ZAR509.71	+7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$6.02 ZAR101.94	+59.0%
Average			+64.5%

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pay 5.6% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Plettenberg Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$41.59 ZAR703.89	-0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$28.68 ZAR485.44	+25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$99.42 ZAR1,682.86	+14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$60.23 ZAR1,019.42	-16.8%
Average			+5.6%

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