Chicago vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$744
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
2.75M
8.44M

The cost of living in Chicago is 314% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 529th and 7236th ($2678 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 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 23rd and 4848th 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
$21.9
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$12394

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ChicagoHanoi

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393