Cost of living comparison

compared to

Vietnam is 57.8% cheaper than Illinois.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Illinois, you would:

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pay 76.7% less for restaurants

 
Illinois
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.03
 
$1.92
₫48,875
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
 
$4.34
₫110,484
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.49
 
$0.54
₫13,709

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pay 41.4% less for groceries

 
Illinois
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$3.19
 
$0.90
₫22,970
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.63
 
$6.05
₫154,103
Milk (1 gallon) $3.30
 
$5.46
₫139,017

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pay 34.2% less for transportation

 
Illinois
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.61
 
$3.47
₫88,264
Monthly public transit pass $72.95
 
$7.11
₫180,931
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,096.73
 
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197

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pay 79.5% less for housing

 
Illinois
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$65.96
 
$8.68
₫221,032
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,375.37
 
$297.09
₫7,562,407
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,146.99
 
$207.27
₫5,276,044

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pay 67.0% less for childcare

 
Illinois
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,394.11
 
$205.27
₫5,225,054
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $24,405.00
 
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654

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pay 74.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Illinois
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.17
 
$0.88
₫22,308
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.81
 
$1.58
₫40,226
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.79
 
$1.27
₫32,220

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pay 31.2% less for clothing

 
Illinois
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.50
 
$28.00
₫712,666
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.59
 
$22.19
₫564,941
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.60
 
$79.50
₫2,023,552

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