Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 15.9% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 30.1% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 17.3% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
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