Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 46.7% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 80.8% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,248
|
$4.54
MYR20.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,594
|
$4.54
MYR20.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,255
|
$0.84
MYR3.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,532
|
$0.53
MYR2.38
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,122
|
$0.95
MYR4.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,088
|
$7.58
MYR33.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,640
|
$7.22
MYR32.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,289
|
$2.36
MYR10.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,489
|
$1.94
MYR8.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,701
|
$1.24
MYR5.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,747
|
$0.69
MYR3.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,391
|
$1.25
MYR5.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,368
|
$0.63
MYR2.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,571
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,675
|
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,102
|
$1.77
MYR7.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,991
|
$11.36
MYR50.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,953,032
|
$37,478.71
MYR166,780.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,674
|
$10.22
MYR45.49
|
|
pay 70.0% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,759
|
$25.27
MYR112.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,604,225
|
$536.30
MYR2,386.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,079,966
|
$371.69
MYR1,654.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,480,643
|
$50.02
MYR222.61
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,197,210
|
$250.80
MYR1,116.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,501,942
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,696.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,124
|
$4.09
MYR18.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,576
|
$2.92
MYR12.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,173
|
$4.09
MYR18.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫668,374
|
$44.75
MYR199.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,520
|
$4.77
MYR21.23
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,959
|
$57.74
MYR256.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,969
|
$35.00
MYR155.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,361,045
|
$76.75
MYR341.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,195,436
|
$73.25
MYR325.98
|
|
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