Cost of living comparison
Chicago is 36.4% more expensive than Texas.
If you lived in Chicago instead of Texas, you would:
pay 28.9% more for restaurants
|
Texas
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.27
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
|
$11.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$2.44
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
|
Texas
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$4.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
|
$7.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
|
$3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$6.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$2.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$2.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$1.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.37
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
|
Texas
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$4.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.02
|
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,552.44
|
$31,965.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.17
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
|
Texas
|
Chicago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.55
|
$58.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,374.92
|
$2,360.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,217.13
|
$1,512.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$126.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Texas
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.53
|
$2,475.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,254.84
|
$42,300.00
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Texas
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$5.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
|
$17.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.01
|
$72.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
|
Texas
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
|
$64.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.62
|
$51.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.49
|
$97.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
|
$146.00
|
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