Chicago vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$725
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	2.75M	9.4M

The cost of living in Chicago is 278% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 529th and 6849th ($2678 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 51st 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 48th in China, while ranked 23rd and 6084th 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	$21.9	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$12465

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522