Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 18.2% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:
pay 25.1% more for restaurants
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,200
|
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₫108,400
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
₫14,767
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,358
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
₫31,849
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
₫145,995
|
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.81
₫147,722
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
₫41,574
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,716
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
₫41,034
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,337
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,507
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
₫15,032
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
₫16,313
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
₫17,585
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.50
₫114,343
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,800
|
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,676
|
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
|
pay 20.4% more for housing
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
₫309,433
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.24
₫12,942,971
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.22
₫8,214,920
|
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.60
₫1,362,302
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.29
₫6,996,733
|
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,079.82
₫383,271,742
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
₫27,100
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
₫50,868
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.28
₫32,520
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
₫686,534
|
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.84
₫97,560
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
₫1,303,989
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
₫971,987
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.84
₫2,461,320
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.92
₫2,768,371
|
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
|
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