Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 13.0% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,117
|
$2.36
RM11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,860
|
$0.63
RM3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,619
|
$0.34
RM1.63
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫173,224
|
$6.41
RM30.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫136,626
|
$5.71
RM27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,583
|
$1.88
RM8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
$0.99
RM4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,024
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
$1.04
RM4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
$0.55
RM2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,875
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
$0.48
RM2.31
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫101,374
|
$1.79
RM8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
$18.01
RM85.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
$34,228.03
RM163,216.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
$5.07
RM24.17
|
|
pay 34.2% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
$26.77
RM127.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
$326.71
RM1,557.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
$217.05
RM1,035.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
$34.40
RM164.05
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
$144.81
RM690.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
$6,108.87
RM29,130.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,425
|
$3.43
RM16.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,592
|
$2.46
RM11.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫624,714
|
$32.59
RM155.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫96,581
|
$3.62
RM17.27
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
$47.09
RM224.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
$24.30
RM115.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
$62.25
RM296.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
$56.25
RM268.21
|
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