Chicago vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
97
66
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.39M

The cost of living in Chicago is 282% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 394th and 6928th ($2799 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 16th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$13093

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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 Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588