Chicago vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
95
39
🏙️ Population
2.75M
6.56M

The cost of living in Chicago is 352% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 529th and 7740th ($2678 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 23rd and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$11393

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600