Chicago vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$3804
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
2.75M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chicago is 2% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 529th and 427th ($2678 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 1st 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 23rd and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$7.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$22706

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598