Chicago vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$838
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
2.75M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chicago is 343% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 505th and 7769th ($2613 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 16th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$16599

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611