Chicago vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$2791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$6409
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$1710
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$2799
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$4539
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
2.75M
716K

The cost of living in Chicago is 1% more expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 375th and 432nd ($2822 vs $2791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 365th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Denver. Ranked 3rd vs 61st best cities to live in the United States, and 22nd vs 239th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Denver

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Chicago Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$1860
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$1468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$2961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$2488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$3638
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$7.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$5.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$14.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$66.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$168
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$1796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$18639

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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 Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2546
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2742
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2667
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2728
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2972
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2598
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2749
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2524
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2917
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2510
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2727
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2509
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2034
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2278
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2323
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2140
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1920
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1928
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2168
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1648
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2418
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1880
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1753
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1519
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2472
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2216
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1748
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1676