Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 6.8% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.59
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.49
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.85
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 16.5% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.16
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.75
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 10.0% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.42
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.07
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.94
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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