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Kota Damansara vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Kota Damansara is 51.5% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 84.9% more in Kota Damansara
Groceries: pay 35.3% more in Kota Damansara
Transportation: pay 9.4% more in Kota Damansara
Housing: pay 90.3% more in Kota Damansara
Childcare: pay 40.3% less in Kota Damansara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Kota Damansara
Clothing: pay 30.7% more in Kota Damansara

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

Kota Damansara vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kota Damansara instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 84.9% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Kota Damansara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$4.74 MYR19.48	+150.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$4.74 MYR19.48	+9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.89 MYR3.64	+87.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.47 MYR1.95	+92.7%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 35.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Kota Damansara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$0.98 MYR4.01	+7.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$7.13 MYR29.30	+43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$7.01 MYR28.83	+32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.86 MYR7.66	+23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.09 MYR8.61	+31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.32 MYR5.43	-8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.68 MYR2.79	+44.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$1.22 MYR5.02	+84.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.69 MYR2.84	+38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.68 MYR2.80	+54.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.62 MYR2.55	+34.6%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 9.4% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Kota Damansara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$1.87 MYR7.67	-41.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$11.85 MYR48.71	+56.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$37,947.63 MYR156,002.71	+0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$6.87 MYR28.25	+22.6%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 90.3% more for housing

	Hanoi	Kota Damansara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$30.15 MYR123.96	+247.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$592.42 MYR2,435.43	+70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$426.54 MYR1,753.51	+65.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$44.21 MYR181.76	-21.4%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 40.3% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Kota Damansara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$153.04 MYR629.15	-33.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	-46.7%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Kota Damansara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$4.27 MYR17.54	+350.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.91 MYR11.95	+62.2%
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	$51.90 MYR213.34	+85.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$4.98 MYR20.46	+31.4%
Average			+150.3%

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pay 30.7% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Kota Damansara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$62.20 MYR255.72	+48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$37.10 MYR152.54	+61.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$85.07 MYR349.73	-1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$82.47 MYR339.05	+13.9%
Average			+30.7%

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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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