Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 27.3% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 29.6% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,048
|
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,010
|
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,124
|
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,796
|
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
|
pay 12.1% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,506
|
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,193
|
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,282
|
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
|
pay 55.6% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,619
|
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,793
|
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,906
|
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
|
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