Chicago vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
96
61
🏙️ Population
2.75M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chicago is 426% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 483rd and 8633rd ($2667 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 20th and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734