Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 65.8% cheaper than Chicago.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Chicago, you would:
pay 81.0% less for restaurants
|
Chicago
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$1.84
₫46,600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.33
₫109,911
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
|
$0.55
₫13,912
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$0.34
₫8,750
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
|
Chicago
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$0.88
₫22,420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.29
|
$6.02
₫152,674
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$5.38
₫136,615
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
|
$1.49
₫37,831
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.78
|
$1.52
₫38,499
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$1.26
₫32,094
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
|
$0.44
₫11,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.63
₫16,093
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$0.42
₫10,584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.49
₫12,529
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.49
₫12,486
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Chicago
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
|
$3.48
₫88,286
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$6.87
₫174,241
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,383.69
|
$34,303.88
₫870,546,530
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.43
|
$5.70
₫144,600
|
|
pay 80.8% less for housing
|
Chicago
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.48
|
$8.95
₫227,254
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,432.29
|
$304.25
₫7,721,011
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,517.89
|
$210.52
₫5,342,539
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$122.94
|
$43.00
₫1,091,322
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
|
Chicago
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,170.00
|
$212.34
₫5,388,579
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$45,450.00
|
$11,971.85
₫303,815,478
|
|
pay 79.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chicago
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$0.89
₫22,622
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
|
$1.56
₫39,680
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.00
|
$1.19
₫30,087
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.63
|
$22.79
₫578,413
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$3.60
₫91,312
|
|
pay 38.8% less for clothing
|
Chicago
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.46
|
$28.72
₫728,964
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
|
$23.06
₫585,261
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.19
|
$81.55
₫2,069,505
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.31
|
$91.83
₫2,330,523
|
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