Cost of living comparison
Chicago is 2.3 times more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Chicago instead of Spain, you would:
pay 50.0% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.29
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
$11.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$2.44
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$4.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$7.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.99
|
$3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
$3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.22
|
$6.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$2.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$2.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$1.37
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.12
|
$4.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.85
|
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
$31,965.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.97
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 98.6% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.55
|
$58.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€836.40
|
$2,360.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€663.60
|
$1,512.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.68
|
$126.63
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€370.06
|
$2,475.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
|
$42,300.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.73
|
$7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$5.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.42
|
$17.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$72.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.28
|
$15.00
|
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pay 32.7% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.76
|
$64.98
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.79
|
$51.67
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.74
|
$97.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.62
|
$146.00
|
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