Chicago vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
100
17
😀 Quality of life
95
38
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.03M

The cost of living in Chicago is 362% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 529th and 7893rd ($2678 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 23rd and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$14854

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ChicagoZhoukou

Cost of living

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$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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484