Chicago vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$3145
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
2.75M
626K

The cost of living in Chicago is 39% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 505th and 2103rd ($2613 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 99th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 16th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$12197

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251