Chicago vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$748
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
87
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
32.1M

The cost of living in Chicago is 267% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 505th and 6733rd ($2613 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 79th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.1 months in Chongqing. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 16th and 2233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$27785

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548