Hanoi vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$342
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1331
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
65
84
🏙️ Population
8.72M
9M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 28% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7229th and 5802nd ($702 vs $981) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5251st and 520th 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
$2.02
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$3532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$1566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$10356

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790