Cost of living comparison

Hanoi, Vietnam

compared to

Seremban, Malaysia

Seremban vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Seremban is 34.6% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% more in Seremban
Groceries: pay 26.7% more in Seremban
Transportation: pay 86.9% more in Seremban
Housing: pay 21.8% more in Seremban
Childcare: pay 45.5% less in Seremban
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Seremban
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Seremban

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

Seremban vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 37.2% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Seremban
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫51,330	$2.84 MYR12.01	+43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫123,192	$3.41 MYR14.42	-28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,498	$0.72 MYR3.05	+62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,673	$0.44 MYR1.86	+70.8%
Average			+37.2%

Hanoi vs. Seremban - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 26.7% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Seremban
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,684	$0.92 MYR3.90	-10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫129,826	$10.93 MYR46.24	+118.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫137,541	$6.04 MYR25.56	+14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫41,157	$2.04 MYR8.65	+28.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,361	$1.75 MYR7.41	+9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫44,642	$1.41 MYR5.96	-18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,000	$0.58 MYR2.47	+26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,808	$1.88 MYR7.96	+146.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,635	$0.51 MYR2.18	+5.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,821	$0.39 MYR1.67	-13.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,970	$0.46 MYR1.95	-14.6%
Average			+26.7%

Hanoi vs. Seremban - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 86.9% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Seremban
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫90,000	$1.77 MYR7.48	-49.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫205,320	$34.07 MYR144.16	+330.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,026,601,388	$46,756.34 MYR197,826.06	+18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫139,618	$7.95 MYR33.64	+47.8%
Average			+86.9%

Hanoi vs. Seremban - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 21.8% more for housing

	Hanoi	Seremban
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫233,687	$26.71 MYR113.02	+196.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,789,575	$249.86 MYR1,057.15	-26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,210,938	$166.57 MYR704.77	-30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,512,538	$27.56 MYR116.60	-52.7%
Average			+21.8%

Hanoi vs. Seremban - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 45.5% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Seremban
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,330,709	$180.01 MYR761.63	-26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫318,212,210	$4,315.73 MYR18,259.85	-64.8%
Average			-45.5%

Hanoi vs. Seremban - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Seremban
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,665	$3.41 MYR14.42	+244.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫47,579	$2.65 MYR11.21	+44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,931	$4.09 MYR17.30	+195.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫682,771	$53.57 MYR226.65	+103.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫107,793	$3.75 MYR15.86	-9.8%
Average			+115.6%

Hanoi vs. Seremban - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Seremban
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫953,056	$59.63 MYR252.27	+62.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫684,401	$26.12 MYR110.52	-0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,411,906	$73.82 MYR312.34	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,242,729	$48.27 MYR204.22	-44.1%
Average			-0.8%

Hanoi vs. Seremban - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: May 2025

More cost comparisons

Hanoi vs.

Phnom Penh

Hanoi vs.

Madrid

Hanoi vs.

London

Hanoi vs.

Prague

Hanoi vs.

Nairobi

Hanoi vs.

Algiers

Hanoi vs.

Dodoma

Hanoi vs.

Manila

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Vietnam vs. Malaysia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Vietnam and Malaysia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Hanoi

Add prices for Seremban

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Seremban or Hanoi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.