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Alor Setar vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Alor Setar is 4.4% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% more in Alor Setar
Groceries: pay 3.7% less in Alor Setar
Transportation: pay 12.6% less in Alor Setar
Housing: pay 20.9% more in Alor Setar
Childcare: pay 59.5% less in Alor Setar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.8% more in Alor Setar
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Alor Setar

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Alor Setar are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Alor Setar. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Alor Setar.

Alor Setar vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alor Setar instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 7.2% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Alor Setar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$1.95 MYR8.04	+3.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$4.21 MYR17.30	-2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.53 MYR2.19	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.28 MYR1.17	+15.6%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 3.7% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Alor Setar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$0.87 MYR3.57	-4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$5.96 MYR24.52	+20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$6.07 MYR24.95	+15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.49 MYR6.14	-1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.40 MYR5.74	-12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.06 MYR4.36	-26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.48 MYR1.99	+2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.64 MYR2.65	-2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.65 MYR2.68	+30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.37 MYR1.53	-15.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.24 MYR0.97	-48.7%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 12.6% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Alor Setar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$1.84 MYR7.56	-42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$8.53 MYR35.07	+12.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$5.07 MYR20.85	-9.5%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 20.9% more for housing

	Hanoi	Alor Setar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$24.82 MYR102.04	+186.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$296.21 MYR1,217.71	-15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$173.78 MYR714.39	-32.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$25.46 MYR104.65	-54.7%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 59.5% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Alor Setar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$82.94 MYR340.96	-64.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$5,331.75 MYR21,918.84	-54.8%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Alor Setar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$3.55 MYR14.61	+275.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.29 MYR9.42	+27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$2.84 MYR11.69	+114.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$21.33 MYR87.68	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$3.97 MYR16.32	+4.8%
Average			+79.8%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Alor Setar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$47.39 MYR194.83	+13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$29.03 MYR119.34	+26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$71.09 MYR292.25	-17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$53.02 MYR217.97	-26.8%
Average			-1.2%

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