Chicago vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1541
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$308
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$814
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
2.75M
6.65M

The cost of living in Chicago is 363% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 375th and 7862nd ($2822 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 190th 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 Hengyang. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 22nd and 6777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Hengyang

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Chicago Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$3058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$2014
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$5.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$8641

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Hengyang

Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$584
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$638
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$511
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$601
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$572
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$564
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$567
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$730
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$602
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$617
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$583
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$584
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$603
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$760
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$630
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$588
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$807
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$498
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$557
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$814
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$587
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$605
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$533
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$769
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$583
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$529
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$563
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$556
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$599
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$596
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$588
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$795
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$634
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$568
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$539
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$610
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$595
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615