Chicago vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
2.75M
18.7M

The cost of living in Chicago is 246% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 529th and 6548th ($2678 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 23rd and 1055th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$14511

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650