Hanoi vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1984
🏠 One person rent
$292
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$1392
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
71
93
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.98M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 20% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7236th and 6403rd ($647 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Malaysia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 4848th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Kuala Lumpur

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Hanoi Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.94
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$8723

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$714
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$645
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$532
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$585
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$670
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$604
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$669
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$631
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$682
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$543
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$628
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$529
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$703
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$695
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$679
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$565
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$619
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$542
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$620
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$759
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$605
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3059
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$485
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$481
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$539
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$470
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$490
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$536
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$560
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$461
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$570
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$719