Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 6.8% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 10.0% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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