Chicago vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$481
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
96
65
🏙️ Population
2.75M
8.25M

The cost of living in Chicago is 314% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 505th and 7372nd ($2613 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 2nd in the United States and Vietnam, respectively. Check the United States vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 16th and 4592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Hanoi

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Chicago Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$0.91
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$13775

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422