Cost of living comparison
Missouri is 24.2% cheaper than Chicago.
If you lived in Missouri instead of Chicago, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Chicago
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
|
$2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$1.93
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
Chicago
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$3.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.29
|
$5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
|
$2.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.78
|
$4.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$1.21
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Chicago
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
|
$3.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$61.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,383.69
|
$32,172.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.43
|
$16.03
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
Chicago
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.48
|
$67.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,432.29
|
$1,026.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,517.89
|
$890.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$122.94
|
$163.00
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Chicago
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,170.00
|
$1,061.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$45,450.00
|
$20,434.79
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Chicago
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$5.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
|
$4.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.00
|
$7.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.63
|
$36.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$12.88
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Chicago
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.46
|
$47.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
|
$40.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.19
|
$88.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.31
|
$119.12
|
|
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