Chicago vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
97
78
🏙️ Population
2.75M
17.5M

The cost of living in Chicago is 219% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 394th and 6334th ($2799 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 16th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$22402

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634