Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 55.7% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 75.7% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
|
$1.84
₫46,457
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.57
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$0.55
₫13,870
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$0.34
₫8,723
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
|
$6.02
₫152,208
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$5.38
₫136,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.72
|
$1.52
₫38,382
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.26
₫31,996
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.44
₫11,129
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.63
₫16,044
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.42
₫10,552
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.49
₫12,491
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.49
₫12,448
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
|
$3.48
₫88,017
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.17
|
$6.87
₫173,709
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,837.76
|
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.34
|
$5.70
₫144,158
|
|
pay 77.4% less for housing
Illinois
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.06
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,337.83
|
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,055.94
|
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.10
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,229.51
|
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,314.07
|
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
|
pay 70.5% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
|
$0.89
₫22,552
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.57
|
$1.56
₫39,559
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.28
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.37
|
$22.79
₫576,647
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.73
|
$3.60
₫91,034
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.00
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.10
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.83
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.76
|
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
|
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