Chicago vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$3388
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
95
47
🏙️ Population
2.75M
235K

The cost of living in Chicago is 152% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 529th and 5085th ($2678 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 1st in the United States and Guyana, respectively. Check the United States vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 23rd and 6400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$9.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$54.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$940
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
7.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$3867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$9.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$8.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$883
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$23423

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Georgetown

Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$1031
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$1033
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$856
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$881
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1247
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$789
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$777
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$560
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$890
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$953
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1064
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1178
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1084
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1193
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$880
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1645
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$890
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1643
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1062
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1070
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$737
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$746
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1418
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$674
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$639
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$716
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$695
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$1000
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1007
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$791
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$858
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$837
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$804
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1161
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$782
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1568
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$847