Chicago vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$813
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$112
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$177
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$130
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$126
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
97
43
🏙️ Population
2.75M
3.2M

The cost of living in Chicago is 740% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 394th and 9127th ($2799 vs $333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 22nd 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Faisalabad ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 16th and 7307th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$66.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$46.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$46.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$3.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$2.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$1.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$0.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$26.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$1474

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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 Faisalabad

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$372
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$303
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$351
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$294
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$291
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$376
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$363
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$368
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$427
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$316
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$302
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$347
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$320
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$362
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$380
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$311
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$277
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$403
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$284
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$337
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$416
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$443
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$350
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$301
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$344
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$421
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$364
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$334
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$354
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$265
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$340
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$357
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$262
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$373
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$393
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$290
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$351
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$270