Chicago vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$767
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
97
46
🏙️ Population
2.75M
6.44M

The cost of living in Chicago is 331% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 394th and 7433rd ($2799 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 16th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620