Chicago vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chicago	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2613	$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6659	$1809
🏠 One person rent	$1594	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$3123	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5285	$933
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	96	67
🏙️ Population	2.75M	9.37M

The cost of living in Chicago is 269% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 505th and 6756th ($2613 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 16th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Hefei

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	Chicago	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.3	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1958	$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3908	$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3227	$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.79	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.7	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.85	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.3	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2675	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15494	$8280

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696