Chicago vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$720
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
96
43
🏙️ Population
2.75M
6.56M

The cost of living in Chicago is 352% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 505th and 7871st ($2613 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 396th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 16th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$11076

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586