Chicago vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chicago is 323% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 394th and 7341st ($2799 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 78th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 16th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$21416

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598