Chicago vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
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 426% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 529th and 8558th ($2678 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.5 months in Delhi. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 23rd and 5071st 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
$21.9
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$1949

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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 Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340