Chicago vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
2.75M
18.7M

The cost of living in Chicago is 263% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 358th and 6854th ($2851 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 18th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Guangzhou

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Chicago Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$19408

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Cities near Chicago

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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711