Chicago vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$4067
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
97
91
🏙️ Population
2.75M
3.94M

The cost of living in Chicago is 11% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 394th and 848th ($2799 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 2nd in the United States and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 16th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$15029

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483