Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 34.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 24.0% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,875
|
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
|
pay 49.2% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
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