Chicago vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
2.75M
10.5M

The cost of living in Chicago is 324% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 375th and 7469th ($2822 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 22nd and 3662nd 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
$19.9
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$22205

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608