Chicago vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
2.75M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chicago is 473% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 375th and 8757th ($2822 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 22nd and 4718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Shijiazhuang

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Chicago Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716