Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 31.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$5.36
MYR25.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$11.36
MYR53.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,209.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$10.22
MYR48.43
|
|
pay 57.4% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$26.82
MYR127.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$292.86
MYR1,387.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$40.43
MYR191.58
|
|
pay 5.9% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
$252.56
MYR1,196.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,895.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$43.83
MYR207.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$48.44
MYR229.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$30.56
MYR144.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$67.98
MYR322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$72.95
MYR345.71
|
|
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