Chicago vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$971
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	2.75M	6.17M

The cost of living in Chicago is 254% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 529th and 6647th ($2678 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 39th 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 Maoming. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 23rd and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Maoming

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	Chicago	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$41.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$6271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$3451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$2.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$5.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$9.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$17434

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936