Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 3.3 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 98.2% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$105.59
|
|
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