Chicago vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$457
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
96
66
🏙️ Population
2.75M
10.4M

The cost of living in Chicago is 272% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 505th and 6786th ($2613 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 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 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$16779

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518