Chicago vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
96
53
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.4M

The cost of living in Chicago is 264% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 483rd and 6747th ($2667 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 20th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Ningbo

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Chicago Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$12898

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538