Chicago vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$800
😷 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 448% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 358th and 8567th ($2851 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 18th and 4412th 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
$19.6
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740