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Potchefstroom vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Potchefstroom is 36.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Potchefstroom
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in Potchefstroom
Transportation: pay 22.5% more in Potchefstroom
Housing: pay 97.4% more in Potchefstroom
Childcare: pay 58.5% less in Potchefstroom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.1% more in Potchefstroom
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Potchefstroom

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

Potchefstroom vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Potchefstroom instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Potchefstroom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$6.31 ZAR106.76	+233.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$4.73 ZAR80.07	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$1.08 ZAR18.21	+127.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.69 ZAR11.65	+179.8%
Average			+137.4%

Hanoi vs. Potchefstroom - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Potchefstroom
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.06 ZAR17.88	+16.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$3.66 ZAR61.87	-26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$4.20 ZAR71.01	-20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.29 ZAR38.82	+52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.95 ZAR33.02	+22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.65 ZAR11.01	-54.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.65 ZAR11.01	+38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.75 ZAR12.63	+12.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.52 ZAR8.80	+4.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.59 ZAR10.04	+34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.47 ZAR7.92	+1.5%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 22.5% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Potchefstroom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$4.77 ZAR80.69	+48.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$20,068.12 ZAR339,679.08	-47.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$9.29 ZAR157.22	+65.7%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 97.4% more for housing

	Hanoi	Potchefstroom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$36.58 ZAR619.19	+321.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$267.57 ZAR4,529.05	-23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$305.80 ZAR5,176.06	+18.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$97.15 ZAR1,644.34	+72.7%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 58.5% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Potchefstroom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$117.54 ZAR1,989.55	-49.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$3,804.34 ZAR64,393.45	-67.7%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Potchefstroom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$2.29 ZAR38.82	+142.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$1.69 ZAR28.63	-5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$2.87 ZAR48.53	+116.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$29.62 ZAR501.43	+6.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$5.73 ZAR97.05	+51.4%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Potchefstroom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$25.80 ZAR436.73	-38.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$20.07 ZAR339.68	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$82.18 ZAR1,391.07	-5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$65.94 ZAR1,116.09	-8.9%
Average			-16.2%

Hanoi vs. Potchefstroom - Cost of clothing

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