Chicago vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
96
63
🏙️ Population
2.75M
8.44M

The cost of living in Chicago is 312% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 483rd and 7305th ($2667 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 0.8 months in Hanoi. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 20th and 4684th 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
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$13338

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407