Chicago vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1144
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2828
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$496
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1491
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
100
33
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
2.75M
623K

The cost of living in Chicago is 128% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 505th and 4581st ($2613 vs $1144) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 17th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.3 months in Crete. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Crete ranked 17th in Greece, while ranked 16th and 5333rd 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
$17.5
$29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$3523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$4341

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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 Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1015
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1169
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1738
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1974
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$844
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1475
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1235
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1097
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1058
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1287
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1137
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1047
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1172
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1467
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1061
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1038
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1129
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$785
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$403
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$647
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1186
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1086
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$402
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$774
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$541
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$825
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$576
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$829
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$544
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1037
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$647