Chicago vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1013
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
11.9M

The cost of living in Chicago is 214% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 505th and 6270th ($2613 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 16th and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$26569

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740