Chicago vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$505
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
2.75M
8.72M

The cost of living in Chicago is 311% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 358th and 7314th ($2851 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 18th and 4766th 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
$19.6
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$14773

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375