Cost of living comparison
Chicago is 10.3 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Chicago instead of India, you would:
pay 8.9 times more for restaurants
India
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹202.66
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹329.54
|
$11.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.45
|
$3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.03
|
$2.44
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for groceries
India
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
$4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹214.35
|
$7.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹216.13
|
$3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.31
|
$3.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.34
|
$6.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.60
|
$2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.39
|
$0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.20
|
$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.37
|
$2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.81
|
$1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.84
|
$1.37
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
India
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹389.81
|
$4.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹854.83
|
$75.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,142,076.39
|
$31,965.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹248.14
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for housing
India
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹623.59
|
$58.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,657.00
|
$2,360.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,627.50
|
$1,512.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,530.51
|
$126.63
|
|
pay 35.7 times more for childcare
India
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,705.64
|
$2,475.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,191.62
|
$42,300.00
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.03
|
$7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.96
|
$5.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹303.16
|
$17.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,294.49
|
$72.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹283.07
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
India
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,028.47
|
$64.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,141.57
|
$51.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,514.08
|
$97.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,627.43
|
$146.00
|
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