Chicago vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
96
70
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.3M

The cost of living in Chicago is 286% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 483rd and 6979th ($2667 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 100th 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 Wuhan. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 20th and 2526th 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
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$9062

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Cities near Chicago

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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611