Chicago vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$813
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
96
53
🏙️ Population
2.75M
8.78M

The cost of living in Chicago is 279% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 505th and 6882nd ($2613 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 102nd 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 16th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$19406

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083