Chicago vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$5661
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$1635
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$2683
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$3481
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
2.75M
608K

The cost of living in Chicago is 12% more expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 375th and 839th ($2822 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 3rd in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Gold Coast. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 22nd and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Gold Coast

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Chicago Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$7.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$2881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$2303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$7538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$4593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$6.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$2105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$8134

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Cities near Chicago

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 Gold Coast

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2269
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$2703
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1813
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1988
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1864
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1766
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1288
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1727
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1640
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1997
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1635
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1867
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2379
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$2050
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1710
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2844
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2482
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1699
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1477
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1695
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1821
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2223
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1824
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1839
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1815
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1904
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1487
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1979
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1928
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1896
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1860
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2496
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1829
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1894