Chicago vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3896
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$871
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1588
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$3848
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
2.75M
679K

The cost of living in Chicago is 62% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 505th and 3024th ($2613 vs $1613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 2082nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 2.4 months in El Paso. Ranked 2nd vs 1464th best cities to live in the United States, and 16th vs 4017th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs El Paso

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Chicago El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$3.86
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$796
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$648
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$7.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$5.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$11022

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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 El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353