Chicago vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
95
70
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.3M

The cost of living in Chicago is 308% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 529th and 7163rd ($2678 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 95th 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 Wuhan. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 23rd and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Wuhan

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Chicago Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$8658

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Cities near Chicago

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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586