Chicago vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$4054
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
2.75M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chicago is 0% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 505th and 503rd ($2613 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 16th and 168th 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
$17.5
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$20363

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611