Chicago vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$3083
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
88
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
2.75M
488K

The cost of living in Chicago is 28% more expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 505th and 1692nd ($2613 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 46th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 16th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Edinburgh

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Chicago Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$14724

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666