Chicago vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.4M

The cost of living in Chicago is 332% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 358th and 7558th ($2851 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 18th and 2343rd 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
$19.6
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$15801

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538