Chicago vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.6M

The cost of living in Chicago is 423% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 529th and 8544th ($2678 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 23rd and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Zhengzhou

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Chicago Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$19343

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ChicagoZhengzhou

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591