Chicago vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$602
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
2.75M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chicago is 457% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 529th and 8748th ($2678 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 23rd and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$4785

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716