Cost of living comparison

compared to

Vietnam is 55.7% cheaper than Illinois.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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