Cost of living comparison

compared to

Hanoi is 62.3% cheaper than Chicago.

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Chicago, you would:

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pay 81.3% less for restaurants

 
Chicago
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$1.98
₫50,216
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.34
 
$4.75
₫120,518
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.02
 
$0.44
₫11,248

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pay 50.4% less for groceries

 
Chicago
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$4.19
 
$1.03
₫26,105
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.87
 
$5.00
₫127,007
Milk (1 gallon) $3.94
 
$5.30
₫134,555

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pay 36.3% less for transportation

 
Chicago
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.16
 
$3.47
₫88,046
Monthly public transit pass $75.00
 
$7.91
₫200,863
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,965.00
 
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210

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pay 77.1% less for housing

 
Chicago
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$58.52
 
$9.00
₫228,614
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,360.96
 
$338.66
₫8,598,765
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,512.92
 
$239.31
₫6,076,107

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pay 80.5% less for childcare

 
Chicago
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,475.00
 
$243.92
₫6,193,277
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $42,300.00
 
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238

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pay 76.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Chicago
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
 
$0.99
₫25,108
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.30
 
$1.83
₫46,546
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.00
 
$1.38
₫35,151

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

 
Chicago
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.98
 
$36.72
₫932,367
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$51.67
 
$26.37
₫669,543
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.00
 
$92.93
₫2,359,547

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