Chicago vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chicago Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1117
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
96
75
🏙️ Population
2.75M
18.7M

The cost of living in Chicago is 252% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 505th and 6607th ($2613 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 16th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chicago vs Guangzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Chicago vs Guangzhou

Prices for goods and services in Chicago and Guangzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chicago Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.16
🍾 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
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$18235

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620