Cost of living comparison

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Bangi vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Bangi is 43.5% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% more in Bangi
Groceries: pay 52.8% more in Bangi
Transportation: pay 8.6% more in Bangi
Housing: pay 64.0% more in Bangi
Childcare: pay 40.3% less in Bangi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Bangi
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Bangi

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

Bangi vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangi instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 50.9% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Bangi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,888	$3.32 MYR13.08	+75.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫114K	$3.08 MYR12.14	-28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,472	$0.78 MYR3.09	+65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,477	$0.47 MYR1.86	+91.5%
Average			+50.9%

Hanoi vs. Bangi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.8% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Bangi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,850	$0.71 MYR2.80	-21.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫131K	$7.79 MYR30.71	+57.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139K	$5.74 MYR22.63	+8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,703	$1.86 MYR7.34	+23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,846	$2.20 MYR8.67	+38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,805	$1.68 MYR6.63	+17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,384	$0.68 MYR2.67	+44.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,407	$1.99 MYR7.85	+201.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,166	$0.91 MYR3.59	+82.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,638	$0.68 MYR2.69	+54.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,144	$0.81 MYR3.18	+75.0%
Average			+52.8%

Hanoi vs. Bangi - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Bangi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,407	$1.84 MYR7.25	-42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫200K	$11.85 MYR46.70	+56.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998M	$35,545.02 MYR140K	-6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫148K	$7.11 MYR28.02	+26.8%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 64.0% more for housing

	Hanoi	Bangi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228K	$30.15 MYR118.86	+247.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$473.93 MYR1,868.20	+36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$284.36 MYR1,120.92	+10.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$35.09 MYR138.32	-37.6%
Average			+64.0%

Hanoi vs. Bangi - Cost of housing

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pay 40.3% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Bangi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$153.04 MYR603.27	-33.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310M	$6,279.62 MYR24,753.64	-46.7%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Bangi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,944	$4.74 MYR18.68	+400.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,207	$2.91 MYR11.46	+62.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,922	$4.27 MYR16.81	+221.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736K	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,776	$4.98 MYR19.62	+31.4%
Average			+178.9%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Bangi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$62.20 MYR245.20	+48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604K	$16.59 MYR65.39	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$71.09 MYR280.23	-17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$40.23 MYR158.56	-44.4%
Average			-10.3%

Hanoi vs. Bangi - Cost of clothing

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