Chicago vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1122
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
96
54
🏙️ Population
2.75M
7.1M

The cost of living in Chicago is 249% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 505th and 6575th ($2613 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 49th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 16th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$23682

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677