Cost of living comparison

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Port Elizabeth vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Port Elizabeth is 86.1% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Port Elizabeth
Groceries: pay 22.0% more in Port Elizabeth
Transportation: pay 93.2% more in Port Elizabeth
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Port Elizabeth
Childcare: pay 42.4% less in Port Elizabeth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Port Elizabeth
Clothing: pay 43.2% more in Port Elizabeth

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Port Elizabeth are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Port Elizabeth.

Port Elizabeth vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Elizabeth instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Port Elizabeth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$10.80 ZAR182.86	+470.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$5.13 ZAR86.80	+18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$1.13 ZAR19.18	+139.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.92 ZAR15.60	+274.9%
Average			+225.8%

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pay 22.0% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Port Elizabeth
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.02 ZAR17.33	+13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$4.34 ZAR73.52	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.86 ZAR48.47	+90.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.23 ZAR37.82	+40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.79 ZAR13.44	-44.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.69 ZAR11.70	+47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.72 ZAR12.16	+8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.74 ZAR12.61	+49.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.72 ZAR12.25	+63.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.52 ZAR8.76	+12.2%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 93.2% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Port Elizabeth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$5.01 ZAR84.76	+56.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$34.86 ZAR590.03	+360.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$16,075.49 ZAR272,098.61	-57.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$6.38 ZAR108.01	+13.8%
Average			+93.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Port Elizabeth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+427.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$606.14 ZAR10,259.78	+73.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$455.18 ZAR7,704.58	+76.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	+61.8%
Average			+159.9%

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pay 42.4% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Port Elizabeth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$169.97 ZAR2,877.03	-26.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$4,925.10 ZAR83,363.77	-58.2%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Port Elizabeth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$2.62 ZAR44.37	+176.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.17 ZAR36.67	+20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$3.08 ZAR52.18	+132.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$30.31 ZAR512.99	+8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$10.08 ZAR170.67	+166.2%
Average			+101.0%

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pay 43.2% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Port Elizabeth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$67.99 ZAR1,150.81	+62.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$38.39 ZAR649.85	+67.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	+15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$92.19 ZAR1,560.42	+27.3%
Average			+43.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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