Cost of living comparison

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George Town vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

George Town is 33.6% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% more in George Town
Groceries: pay 22.8% more in George Town
Transportation: pay 6.0% less in George Town
Housing: pay 73.8% more in George Town
Childcare: pay 44.0% less in George Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in George Town
Clothing: pay 1.6% more in George Town

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

George Town vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in George Town instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 46.3% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	George Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$3.32 MYR13.64	+75.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$4.27 MYR17.54	-1.2%
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	$0.36 MYR1.46	+44.5%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 22.8% more for groceries

	Hanoi	George Town
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.13 MYR4.63	+24.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$7.89 MYR32.44	+59.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$7.04 MYR28.94	+33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.08 MYR8.55	+38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.23 MYR9.17	+40.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.06 MYR4.36	-26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.64 MYR2.65	+37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$1.00 MYR4.12	+51.8%
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	$0.36 MYR1.47	-22.3%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 6.0% less for transportation

	Hanoi	George Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$1.84 MYR7.58	-42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$10.66 MYR43.84	+40.8%
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	$4.98 MYR20.46	-11.2%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 73.8% more for housing

	Hanoi	George Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$30.45 MYR125.18	+251.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$489.73 MYR2,013.29	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$355.45 MYR1,461.26	+37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$37.15 MYR152.72	-34.0%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 44.0% less for childcare

	Hanoi	George Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$165.88 MYR681.92	-28.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$4,763.03 MYR19,580.83	-59.6%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	George Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$4.27 MYR17.54	+350.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.46 MYR10.13	+37.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$4.38 MYR18.02	+230.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$39.10 MYR160.74	+40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$5.45 MYR22.41	+43.9%
Average			+140.5%

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

	Hanoi	George Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$52.07 MYR214.07	+24.5%
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			+1.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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