Chicago vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
96
69
🏙️ Population
2.75M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chicago is 293% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 483rd and 7055th ($2667 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 115th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 20th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Dongguan

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Chicago Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$21927

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623