Chicago vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$798
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.5M

The cost of living in Chicago is 354% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 358th and 7755th ($2851 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 181st 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 18th and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Foshan

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Chicago Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$22953

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679