Chicago vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
17.7M

The cost of living in Chicago is 178% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 483rd and 5948th ($2667 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 20th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618