Chicago vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2094
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$563
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
97
48
🏙️ Population
2.75M
6.98M

The cost of living in Chicago is 254% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 394th and 6706th ($2799 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 26th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 16th and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$16727

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$773
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$780
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$677
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$652
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$726
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$892
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$590
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$579
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$693
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$816
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$827
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$809
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$552
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$794
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$829
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$551
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$518
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$758
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$568
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1746
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$589
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$559
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$662
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$574
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$758
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$766
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$777
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$562
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$662
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$878
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2718
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2414
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$558
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$556
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$765
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$570
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$558
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$546
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$574