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Petaling Jaya vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Petaling Jaya is 33.1% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 58.0% more in Petaling Jaya
Groceries: pay 26.4% more in Petaling Jaya
Transportation: pay 8.5% less in Petaling Jaya
Housing: pay 46.1% more in Petaling Jaya
Childcare: pay 10.7% less in Petaling Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Petaling Jaya
Clothing: pay 1.8% less in Petaling Jaya

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

Petaling Jaya vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Petaling Jaya instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 58.0% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Petaling Jaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$3.55 MYR14.61	+87.7%
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	$0.79 MYR3.23	+66.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.41 MYR1.70	+68.6%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 26.4% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Petaling Jaya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$0.99 MYR4.06	+9.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$5.33 MYR21.92	+7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$7.24 MYR29.75	+37.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.23 MYR9.16	+47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.52 MYR6.25	-4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.24 MYR5.08	-13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.78 MYR3.20	+65.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$1.15 MYR4.72	+73.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.56 MYR2.31	+12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.53 MYR2.18	+20.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.62 MYR2.55	+34.5%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 8.5% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Petaling Jaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$1.84 MYR7.56	-42.6%
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	$31,621.80 MYR129,997.22	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$3.85 MYR15.83	-31.3%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 46.1% more for housing

	Hanoi	Petaling Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$22.69 MYR93.28	+161.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$465.05 MYR1,911.81	+33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$345.29 MYR1,419.51	+33.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$31.51 MYR129.55	-44.0%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 10.7% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Petaling Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$229.86 MYR944.95	-0.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$9,360.19 MYR38,479.74	-20.6%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Petaling Jaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$3.55 MYR14.61	+275.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.95 MYR12.11	+64.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$4.25 MYR17.49	+220.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$32.94 MYR135.41	+17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$4.98 MYR20.46	+31.4%
Average			+121.9%

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pay 1.8% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Petaling Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$49.76 MYR204.58	+19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$34.52 MYR141.90	+50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$53.55 MYR220.16	-38.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$44.55 MYR183.14	-38.5%
Average			-1.8%

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