Chicago vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$1245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
97
83
🏙️ Population
2.75M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chicago is 3% more expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 394th and 532nd ($2799 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 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 548th 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
$19.2
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$22102

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598