Chicago vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2785
$641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6439
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$1686
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$2702
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5039
$1013
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
97
67
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.37M

The cost of living in Chicago is 335% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 404th and 7522nd ($2785 vs $641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 344th and 122nd 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 Hefei. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 14th and 4196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.34
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$5.68
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2022
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1389
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3181
$382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.1
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
4.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3530
$3800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$2264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.24
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$27.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.2
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$83.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2063
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23232
$9080

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2458
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2441
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2530
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2443
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2455
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2213
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2254
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2412
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2431
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2406
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2311
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2290
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2253
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2386
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2402
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2377
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2506
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2372
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2377
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2033
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2323
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2372
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2368
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2392
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2376
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2452
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2365
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2497
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2288
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2378
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2351
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2380
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1988
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2364
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2413

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$627
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$613
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$645
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$667
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$639
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$589
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$620
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$750
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$578
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$548
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$676
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$620
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$621
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$611
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$527
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$597
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$646
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$650
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$599
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$612
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$620
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$655
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$588
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$593
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$603
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$691
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$619
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$662
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$602
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$646
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$647
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$624
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$489
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665