Chicago vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	96	50
🏙️ Population	2.75M	8.78M

The cost of living in Chicago is 300% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 483rd and 7155th ($2667 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 142nd 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 57th in China, while ranked 20th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$22902

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014