Chicago vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$4488
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1035
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1837
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$589
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$3355
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
373K

The cost of living in Chicago is 40% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 505th and 2157th ($2613 vs $1865) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1791st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.8 months in Cleveland. Ranked 2nd vs 51st best cities to live in the United States, and 16th vs 222nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Cleveland

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Chicago Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1039
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$784
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$74.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$18748

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1932
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1905
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1891
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1943
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1999
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1905
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1891
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2016
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1946
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1891
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1905
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1975
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1848
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1953
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1934
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1958
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1930
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1917
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1900
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1936
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1795
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1904
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1974
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1718
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1814
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1800
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1537
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1746
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1696
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1661
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1519
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1562
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1768
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1605
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1318
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1861
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1842