Chicago vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$552
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
96
45
🏙️ Population
2.75M
6.98M

The cost of living in Chicago is 236% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 505th and 6458th ($2613 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 40th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 16th and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$19859

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573