Chicago vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$846
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$193
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$131
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$53.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$145
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
2.75M
3.2M

The cost of living in Chicago is 711% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 375th and 9089th ($2822 vs $348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 19th in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Faisalabad ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 22nd and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$76.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$53.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$75.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$4.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$3.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$20.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$26.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$1491

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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 Faisalabad

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$378
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$318
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$367
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$302
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$315
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$381
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$371
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$379
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$432
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$326
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$308
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$351
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$382
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$391
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$308
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$279
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$417
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$295
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$352
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$427
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$464
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$364
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$298
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$360
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$414
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$379
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$323
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$370
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$264
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$353
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$352
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$263
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$289
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$369
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$265