Cost of living comparison
Chicago is 2.1 times more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Chicago instead of Italy, you would:
pay 46.5% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.07
|
$25.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.39
|
$11.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$2.44
|
|
pay 56.5% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
$4.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.37
|
$7.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.16
|
$3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
$3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.71
|
$6.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$2.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$2.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$1.16
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.37
|
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pay 9.9% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$4.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.21
|
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,331.22
|
$31,965.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.85
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Italy
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€26.94
|
$58.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€612.20
|
$2,360.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€477.60
|
$1,512.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€140.31
|
$126.63
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€474.62
|
$2,475.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,831.03
|
$42,300.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.68
|
$7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.57
|
$5.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
$17.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€48.63
|
$72.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.76
|
$15.00
|
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pay 18.7% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€73.16
|
$64.98
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€31.60
|
$51.67
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€80.30
|
$97.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€107.69
|
$146.00
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