Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 5.0% cheaper than Malaysia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.25
|
$1.92
₫48,782
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.82
|
$4.34
₫110,274
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.02
|
$0.54
₫13,683
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.70
|
$0.33
₫8,261
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.06
|
$0.90
₫22,927
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.04
|
$6.05
₫153,809
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.43
|
$5.46
₫138,752
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.77
|
$1.46
₫37,107
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.15
|
$1.55
₫39,303
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.22
|
$1.20
₫30,429
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.53
|
$0.43
₫10,826
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.40
|
$0.57
₫14,489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.81
|
$0.45
₫11,346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.92
|
$0.48
₫12,092
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.26
|
$0.48
₫12,247
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.88
|
$3.47
₫88,096
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR69.81
|
$7.11
₫180,586
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR152,771.06
|
$35,423.92
₫899,997,914
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR30.87
|
$5.64
₫143,345
|
|
pay 14.1% less for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.10
|
$8.68
₫220,611
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,436.47
|
$297.09
₫7,547,996
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR944.96
|
$207.27
₫5,265,990
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR146.85
|
$39.91
₫1,014,006
|
|
pay 57.0% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR728.37
|
$205.27
₫5,215,097
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,488.55
|
$12,496.31
₫317,487,505
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.28
|
$0.88
₫22,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.30
|
$1.58
₫40,150
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.09
|
$1.27
₫32,158
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR161.63
|
$22.09
₫561,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.79
|
$3.38
₫85,828
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR236.51
|
$28.00
₫711,308
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.07
|
$22.19
₫563,864
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR290.04
|
$79.50
₫2,019,696
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR257.81
|
$79.86
₫2,028,904
|
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