Chicago vs Gimhae - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Gimhae
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
2.75M
534K

The cost of living in Chicago is 188% more expensive than in Gimhae. Cities ranked 505th and 5930th ($2613 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 80th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 2.8 months in Gimhae. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Gimhae ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 16th and 1278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Gimhae
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$3.01
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$446
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$7449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$6285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$3.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$8.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$13744

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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 Gimhae

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Yangsan
$963
21 km or 13 mi Busan
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Changwon
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Masan
$1006
31 km or 19 mi Miryang
$973
48 km or 30 mi Sacheon
$953
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
53 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1078
60 km or 37 mi Tongyeong
$910
66 km or 41 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
72 km or 45 mi Jinju
$878
75 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1113
75 km or 47 mi Gyeongju
$1326
82 km or 51 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
99 km or 61 mi Pohang
$989
100 km or 62 mi Tsushima Island
$895
112 km or 70 mi Gwangyang
$965
118 km or 74 mi Gumi
$1055
120 km or 75 mi Gimcheon
$1076
121 km or 75 mi Tsushima
$896
123 km or 76 mi Yeosu
$984
131 km or 81 mi Suncheon
$991
137 km or 85 mi Namwon
$960
147 km or 91 mi Sangju
$1060
149 km or 92 mi Andong
$865
163 km or 101 mi Mungyeong
$999
170 km or 106 mi Jeonju
$787
178 km or 111 mi Yeongju
$958
179 km or 111 mi Gwangju
$1147
181 km or 113 mi Iki
$903
183 km or 114 mi Daejeon
$924
187 km or 116 mi Jeongeup
$955
187 km or 116 mi Gyeryong
$932
191 km or 119 mi Gimje
$902
191 km or 119 mi Iksan
$923
195 km or 121 mi Nonsan
$945
198 km or 123 mi Naju
$1028
200 km or 124 mi Cheongju
$903
200 km or 125 mi Sejong
$963
209 km or 130 mi Gongju
$949