Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.38
₫9,331
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$1.62
₫39,253
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$1.78
₫43,247
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$1.40
₫33,927
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.52
₫12,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.78
₫18,866
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.49
₫11,998
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.55
₫13,459
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.54
₫13,089
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$5.93
₫144,065
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$41.86
₫1,016,073
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$24.96
₫605,986
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$3.86
₫93,686
|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$106.00
₫2,573,085
|
|
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