Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 10.0% cheaper than Pretoria.

Restaurants
pay 49.9% less in Hanoi
Groceries
pay 3.0% more in Hanoi
Transportation
pay 12.7% less in Hanoi
Housing
pay 41.2% less in Hanoi
Childcare
pay 84.0% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.9% less in Hanoi
Clothing
pay 15.1% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 49.9% less for restaurants

 
Pretoria
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.52
ZAR156.85
$1.98
₫50,057
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.68
ZAR86.21
$4.75
₫120,137
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.01
ZAR18.56
$0.44
₫11,213

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

 
Pretoria
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$1.07
ZAR19.77
$1.03
₫26,023
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.70
ZAR68.05
$5.00
₫126,605
Milk (1 gallon) $4.91
ZAR90.45
$5.30
₫134,129

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

 
Pretoria
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.05
ZAR93.05
$3.47
₫87,767
Monthly public transit pass $65.32
ZAR1,202.49
$7.91
₫200,228
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,084.78
ZAR351,337.39
$39,554.95
₫1,001,138,234

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pay 41.2% less for housing

 
Pretoria
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.13
ZAR720.39
$9.00
₫227,891
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $416.34
ZAR7,664.59
$338.66
₫8,571,564
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $379.25
ZAR6,981.70
$239.31
₫6,056,886

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pay 84.0% more for childcare

 
Pretoria
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $216.65
ZAR3,988.40
$243.92
₫6,173,686
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,800.41
ZAR88,372.11
$12,260.72
₫310,319,481

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pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Pretoria
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
ZAR43.92
$0.99
₫25,028
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
ZAR36.74
$1.83
₫46,399
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.95
ZAR54.37
$1.38
₫35,040

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pay 15.1% less for clothing

 
Pretoria
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$49.09
ZAR903.65
$36.72
₫929,417
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.65
ZAR637.84
$26.37
₫667,425
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.30
ZAR1,699.18
$92.93
₫2,352,083

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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: February 2025
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