Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 13.3% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
MYR11.17
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MYR27.06
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
MYR85.36
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
MYR162,240.86
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
MYR24.03
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Malaysia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
MYR126.87
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
MYR1,548.63
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
MYR1,028.82
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
MYR163.07
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 61.2% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
MYR686.40
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
MYR28,956.03
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
MYR16.24
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.68
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
MYR154.49
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
MYR17.17
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
MYR223.20
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
MYR115.18
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
MYR295.04
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
MYR266.61
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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