Cost of living comparison
Chicago is 4.8 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Chicago instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 7.8 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,248
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,594
|
$11.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,255
|
$3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,532
|
$2.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,122
|
$4.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,088
|
$7.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,640
|
$3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,289
|
$3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,489
|
$6.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,701
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,747
|
$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,391
|
$2.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,368
|
$2.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,571
|
$1.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,675
|
$1.37
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,102
|
$4.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,991
|
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,953,032
|
$31,965.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,674
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,759
|
$58.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,604,225
|
$2,360.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,079,966
|
$1,512.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,480,643
|
$126.63
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,197,210
|
$2,475.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,501,942
|
$42,300.00
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,124
|
$7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,576
|
$5.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,173
|
$17.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫668,374
|
$72.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,520
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 61.6% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,959
|
$64.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,969
|
$51.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,361,045
|
$97.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,195,436
|
$146.00
|
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