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Bayan Lepas vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Bayan Lepas is 45.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 59.6% more in Bayan Lepas
Groceries: pay 67.2% more in Bayan Lepas
Transportation: pay 27.0% more in Bayan Lepas
Housing: pay 33.5% more in Bayan Lepas
Childcare: pay 18.7% less in Bayan Lepas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Bayan Lepas
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Bayan Lepas

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

Bayan Lepas vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bayan Lepas instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 59.6% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Bayan Lepas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$2.96 MYR12.18	+56.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$3.91 MYR16.07	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.79 MYR3.25	+66.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.55 MYR2.27	+124.8%
Average			+59.6%

Hanoi vs. Bayan Lepas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.2% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Bayan Lepas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$0.88 MYR3.62	-2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$27.19 MYR111.79	+448.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$9.21 MYR37.86	+74.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.93 MYR7.95	+28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.06 MYR8.45	+29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.34 MYR5.52	-6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.72 MYR2.95	+52.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$1.34 MYR5.52	+103.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.53 MYR2.19	+6.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.46 MYR1.90	+4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.47 MYR1.91	+0.9%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 27.0% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Bayan Lepas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$2.12 MYR8.73	-33.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$14.22 MYR58.45	+87.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	??
Average			+27.0%

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pay 33.5% more for housing

	Hanoi	Bayan Lepas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$30.38 MYR124.87	+250.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$189.57 MYR779.34	-45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$215.64 MYR886.50	-16.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$25.80 MYR106.07	-54.1%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 18.7% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Bayan Lepas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$236.97 MYR974.17	+2.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$7,109.00 MYR29,225.12	-39.7%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Bayan Lepas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$4.74 MYR19.48	+400.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.69 MYR11.04	+49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$4.98 MYR20.46	+275.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$31.99 MYR131.51	+14.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$4.15 MYR17.05	+9.5%
Average			+149.9%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Bayan Lepas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$37.91 MYR155.87	-9.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$25.95 MYR106.67	+13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$62.40 MYR256.53	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$78.99 MYR324.72	+9.1%
Average			-3.8%

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