Chicago vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$371
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
97
65
🏙️ Population
2.75M
8.44M

The cost of living in Chicago is 330% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 394th and 7418th ($2799 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 16th and 5259th 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
$19.2
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$11154

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372