Chicago vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
96
43
🏙️ Population
2.75M
6.98M

The cost of living in Chicago is 241% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 483rd and 6518th ($2667 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 20th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$20188

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601