Hanoi vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2346
🏠 One person rent
$340
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1014
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
67
82
🏙️ Population
8.72M
9M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 30% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7314th and 5636th ($694 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Kuala Lumpur. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 4766th and 555th 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
$2.09
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$4.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$1476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$66.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$11913

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$798
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$741
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$610
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$654
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$743
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$617
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$707
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$678
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$759
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$488
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$677
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$576
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$737
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$555
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$717
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$621
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$720
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$466
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$762
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$843
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3105
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$531
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$453
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$501
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$449
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$545
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$592
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$616
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$439
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$588
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$747