Chicago vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$1049
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
2.75M
7.1M

The cost of living in Chicago is 293% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 529th and 6983rd ($2678 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 66th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 23rd and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$23251

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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 Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$622
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$609
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$610
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$600
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$605
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$594
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$596
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$578
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$569
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$612
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$644
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$574
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$564
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$494
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$433
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$514
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$561
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$531
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$689
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$585
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$543
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$566
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$815
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$504
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$543
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$553
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$635
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$517
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$575
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$665
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$638
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$574
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$655
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$536
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$642
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$702