Chicago vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
97
65
🏙️ Population
2.75M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chicago is 455% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 394th and 8645th ($2799 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 16th and 5294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$4870

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707