Chicago vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$488
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
96
65
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.39M

The cost of living in Chicago is 258% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 483rd and 6692nd ($2667 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 20th and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$14503

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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 Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564