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Stellenbosch vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Stellenbosch is 43.1% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Stellenbosch
Groceries: pay 0.5% more in Stellenbosch
Transportation: pay 22.9% more in Stellenbosch
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Stellenbosch
Childcare: pay 47.9% less in Stellenbosch
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.5% more in Stellenbosch
Clothing: pay 3.0% more in Stellenbosch

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

Stellenbosch vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Stellenbosch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$7.74 ZAR131.02	+308.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$4.59 ZAR77.64	+6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.96 ZAR16.18	+101.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.57 ZAR9.71	+133.2%
Average			+137.5%

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pay 0.5% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Stellenbosch
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$0.78 ZAR13.28	-13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$3.73 ZAR63.08	-24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$4.29 ZAR72.56	-18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.48 ZAR42.02	+64.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.15 ZAR36.32	+35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$0.49 ZAR8.36	-65.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.58 ZAR9.83	+23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.36 ZAR6.16	-44.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.63 ZAR10.71	+26.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.39 ZAR6.60	-11.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.62 ZAR10.50	+34.6%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 22.9% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Stellenbosch
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$4.73 ZAR80.09	+47.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$8.60 ZAR145.58	+13.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$21,788.25 ZAR368,794.43	-42.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$9.69 ZAR164.02	+72.8%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Stellenbosch
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$32.49 ZAR549.96	+274.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$567.64 ZAR9,608.07	+62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$458.70 ZAR7,764.09	+77.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$73.72 ZAR1,247.80	+31.1%
Average			+111.5%

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pay 47.9% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Stellenbosch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$214.06 ZAR3,623.24	-7.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$1,376.10 ZAR23,292.28	-88.3%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 74.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Stellenbosch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$2.44 ZAR41.25	+157.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$1.92 ZAR32.42	+6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$3.01 ZAR50.95	+127.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$36.31 ZAR614.66	+30.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$5.73 ZAR97.05	+51.4%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 3.0% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Stellenbosch
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$45.74 ZAR774.25	+9.4%
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	$100.34 ZAR1,698.40	+16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$71.67 ZAR1,213.14	-1.0%
Average			+3.0%

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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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