Chicago vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	97	44
🏙️ Population	2.75M	7.82M

The cost of living in Chicago is 368% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 394th and 7835th ($2799 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 16th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517