Chicago vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.37M

The cost of living in Chicago is 326% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 358th and 7494th ($2851 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 101st 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 18th and 3146th 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
$19.6
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693