Chicago vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
97
45
🏙️ Population
2.75M
6.56M

The cost of living in Chicago is 364% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 394th and 7790th ($2799 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 16th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599