Chicago vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	96	38
🏙️ Population	2.75M	7.82M

The cost of living in Chicago is 244% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 483rd and 6542nd ($2667 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 20th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$18304

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542