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Vietnam

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Malaysia

Selangor vs. Hai Phong Cost of Living Summary

Selangor is 53.8% more expensive than Hai Phong.

Restaurants: pay 68.4% more in Selangor
Groceries: pay 36.7% more in Selangor
Transportation: pay 36.7% more in Selangor
Housing: pay 71.0% more in Selangor
Childcare: pay 11.4% more in Selangor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Selangor
Clothing: pay 31.9% more in Selangor

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Selangor are more expensive than in Hai Phong. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Selangor.

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Selangor vs. Hai Phong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Selangor instead of Hai Phong, you would:

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pay 68.4% more for restaurants

	Hai Phong	Selangor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.54 ₫39,865	$4.28 MYR17.49	+178.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 ₫110K	$3.92 MYR15.99	-7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$0.81 MYR3.30	+64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$0.45 MYR1.83	+46.8%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 36.7% more for groceries

	Hai Phong	Selangor
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 ₫12,624	$1.07 MYR4.37	+119.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$7.00 MYR28.58	+34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$7.13 MYR29.12	+25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$1.94 MYR7.91	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$2.02 MYR8.25	+19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$1.55 MYR6.32	+1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$0.82 MYR3.34	+70.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$1.04 MYR4.23	+69.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$0.71 MYR2.91	+39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$0.59 MYR2.41	+36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$0.48 MYR1.96	-4.3%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 36.7% more for transportation

	Hai Phong	Selangor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.23 ₫83,631	$2.90 MYR11.82	-10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.77 ₫149K	$12.24 MYR49.96	+111.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$11.01 MYR44.96	+104.3%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 71.0% more for housing

	Hai Phong	Selangor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$26.27 MYR107.27	+197.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.77 ₫6M	$512.24 MYR2,091.59	+110.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$243.77 ₫6M	$342.58 MYR1,398.84	+40.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.34 ₫889K	$47.56 MYR194.21	+38.5%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 11.4% more for childcare

	Hai Phong	Selangor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.96 ₫4M	$122.35 MYR499.58	-20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,618.80 ₫120M	$7,213.21 MYR29,452.98	+56.2%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hai Phong	Selangor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.77 ₫19,933	$4.40 MYR17.99	+472.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ₫48,171	$2.25 MYR9.19	+21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.19 ₫30,896	$4.40 MYR17.99	+269.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.09 ₫598K	$40.38 MYR164.86	+74.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$5.02 MYR20.48	+18.5%
Average			+101.3%

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pay 31.9% more for clothing

	Hai Phong	Selangor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.19 ₫1M	$71.46 MYR291.78	+54.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.17 ₫548K	$41.92 MYR171.18	+98.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$78.22 MYR319.40	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.98 ₫2M	$81.57 MYR333.06	+6.0%
Average			+31.9%

Hai Phong vs. Selangor - Cost of clothing

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