Vietnam is 45.9% cheaper than Illinois.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Illinois, you would:

pay 70.1% less for restaurants

 
Illinois
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.52
 
$1.96
₫47,644
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.98
 
$4.91
₫119,191
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.01
 
$0.59
₫14,415

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pay 33.6% less for groceries

 
Illinois
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$2.88
 
$1.11
₫26,836
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.96
 
$6.92
₫168,031
Milk (1 gallon) $3.39
 
$5.46
₫132,530

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pay 21.0% less for transportation

 
Illinois
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.73
 
$4.05
₫98,335
Monthly public transit pass $85.20
 
$8.00
₫194,123
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,072.52
 
$40,523.11
₫983,690,320

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pay 75.2% less for housing

 
Illinois
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$63.28
 
$10.02
₫243,169
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,273.55
 
$364.76
₫8,854,575
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,019.22
 
$221.46
₫5,375,851

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pay 51.9% less for childcare

 
Illinois
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,216.39
 
$226.70
₫5,503,205
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,033.13
 
$10,132.35
₫245,960,836

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pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Illinois
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.94
 
$0.94
₫22,723
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.95
 
$1.86
₫45,195
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.52
 
$1.29
₫31,267

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pay 4.9% less for clothing

 
Illinois
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.75
 
$33.66
₫817,141
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.86
 
$29.49
₫715,879
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.45
 
$90.06
₫2,186,127

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