Chicago vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
96
39
🏙️ Population
2.75M
6.56M

The cost of living in Chicago is 336% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 483rd and 7649th ($2667 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 262nd 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 20th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610