Chicago vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$923
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
2.75M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chicago is 7% more expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 358th and 640th ($2851 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 18th and 676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Hong Kong

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Chicago Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$22758

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Cities near Chicago

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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620