Chicago vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1196
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$348
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$265
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
2.75M
26.5M

The cost of living in Chicago is 456% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 375th and 8668th ($2822 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 7th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Delhi. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Delhi ranked 14th in India, while ranked 22nd and 5790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Delhi

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Chicago Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$8.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$2401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$69.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$1751

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331