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Subang Jaya vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Subang Jaya is 44.4% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 63.6% more in Subang Jaya
Groceries: pay 47.3% more in Subang Jaya
Transportation: pay 7.6% more in Subang Jaya
Housing: pay 73.5% more in Subang Jaya
Childcare: pay 15.8% less in Subang Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Subang Jaya
Clothing: pay 7.2% less in Subang Jaya

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

Subang Jaya vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.6% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Subang 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	$0.78 MYR3.23	+65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.47 MYR1.94	+91.5%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 47.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Subang Jaya
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	$2.13 MYR8.77	+41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.20 MYR9.04	+38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.50 MYR6.19	+4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.70 MYR2.87	+48.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$1.99 MYR8.18	+201.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.69 MYR2.84	+38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.57 MYR2.32	+27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.62 MYR2.55	+34.6%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 7.6% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Subang Jaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$1.84 MYR7.58	-42.5%
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	$35,545.02 MYR146,125.59	-6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$6.87 MYR28.25	+22.6%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 73.5% more for housing

	Hanoi	Subang Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$30.09 MYR123.72	+246.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$545.02 MYR2,240.59	+56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$331.75 MYR1,363.84	+28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$35.09 MYR144.25	-37.6%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 15.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Subang Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$264.45 MYR1,087.17	+14.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$6,398.10 MYR26,302.61	-45.7%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Subang Jaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$4.74 MYR19.48	+400.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$3.07 MYR12.63	+71.4%
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	$23.70 MYR97.42	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$4.98 MYR20.46	+31.4%
Average			+142.0%

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Subang Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$61.66 MYR253.48	+47.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$16.59 MYR68.19	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$82.94 MYR340.96	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$40.23 MYR165.37	-44.4%
Average			-7.2%

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