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Bukit Mertajam vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Bukit Mertajam is 54.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% more in Bukit Mertajam
Groceries: pay 61.7% more in Bukit Mertajam
Transportation: pay 21.2% more in Bukit Mertajam
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Bukit Mertajam
Childcare: pay 56.0% less in Bukit Mertajam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Bukit Mertajam
Clothing: pay 85.0% more in Bukit Mertajam

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Bukit Mertajam are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bukit Mertajam.

Bukit Mertajam vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bukit Mertajam instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 22.4% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Bukit Mertajam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$1.90 MYR7.79	+0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$3.79 MYR15.59	-12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.71 MYR2.92	+50.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.37 MYR1.53	+51.4%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 61.7% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Bukit Mertajam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.13 MYR4.63	+24.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$11.26 MYR46.27	+127.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$6.28 MYR25.81	+19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.88 MYR7.72	+24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.23 MYR9.17	+40.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.80 MYR7.40	+25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.80 MYR3.27	+69.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$1.54 MYR6.33	+133.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$1.18 MYR4.86	+136.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.79 MYR3.24	+78.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.47 MYR1.91	+1.0%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Bukit Mertajam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$1.84 MYR7.58	-42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$43,905.21 MYR180,494.33	+15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$10.66 MYR43.84	+90.2%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Bukit Mertajam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$28.53 MYR117.29	+228.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$57.19 MYR235.12	+1.7%
Average			+115.3%

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pay 56.0% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Bukit Mertajam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$118.48 MYR487.09	-48.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$4,344.39 MYR17,859.79	-63.1%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Bukit Mertajam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$3.08 MYR12.66	+225.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.21 MYR9.09	+23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$4.27 MYR17.54	+221.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$5.45 MYR22.41	+43.9%
Average			+128.6%

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pay 85.0% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Bukit Mertajam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$110.58 MYR454.61	+164.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$63.90 MYR262.70	+178.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$75.75 MYR311.41	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$78.99 MYR324.72	+9.1%
Average			+85.0%

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