Chicago vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
96
65
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.37M

The cost of living in Chicago is 267% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 483rd and 6780th ($2667 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 20th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$8558

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699