Chicago vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$1151
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.3M

The cost of living in Chicago is 332% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 375th and 7564th ($2822 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 22nd and 2134th 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
$19.9
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$8927

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584