Chicago vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
2.75M
18.7M

The cost of living in Chicago is 261% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 375th and 6835th ($2822 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 22nd and 2285th 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
$19.9
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694