Chicago vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.4M

The cost of living in Chicago is 320% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 375th and 7431st ($2822 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 80th 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 Ningbo. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 22nd and 3738th 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
$19.9
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525