Cost of living comparison
Chicago is 5.2 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Chicago instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,806
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
$11.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,689
|
$3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,265
|
$2.44
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
$4.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,885
|
$7.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,820
|
$3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
$3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,322
|
$6.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,444
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,831
|
$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,496
|
$2.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,352
|
$2.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,098
|
$1.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,253
|
$1.37
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,140
|
$4.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,675
|
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
$31,965.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,416
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
$58.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
$2,360.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
$1,512.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
$126.63
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
$2,475.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
$42,300.00
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,276
|
$7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,169
|
$5.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
$17.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫561,512
|
$72.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,870
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 92.4% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫711,658
|
$64.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,142
|
$51.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
$97.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,029,902
|
$146.00
|
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