Chicago vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2795
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$978
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
100
32
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
2.75M
623K

The cost of living in Chicago is 133% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 529th and 4640th ($2678 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 11th in the United States and Greece, respectively. Check the United States vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 23rd and 5717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Crete

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Chicago Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$4629

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ChicagoCrete

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1093
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1052
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1131
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1659
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1838
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$1038
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1437
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1159
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1045
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1033
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1272
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1054
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$967
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1082
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1265
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1070
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1022
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$990
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$955
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1049
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$380
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$764
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1099
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$980
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$381
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$773
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$655
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$909
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$681
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$843
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$643
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1011
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$638