Chicago vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
2.75M
8.78M

The cost of living in Chicago is 340% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 358th and 7630th ($2851 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 18th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Quanzhou

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Chicago Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954