Chicago vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$1016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
97
74
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.3M

The cost of living in Chicago is 338% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 394th and 7501st ($2799 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 106th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 16th and 2249th 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
$19.2
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$7838

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571