Chicago vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$889
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
97
70
🏙️ Population
2.75M
8.78M

The cost of living in Chicago is 351% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 394th and 7641st ($2799 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 138th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 16th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$9321

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941