Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 42.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 79.4% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 18.6% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
|
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