Chicago vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$2921
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
96
92
🏙️ Population
2.75M
608K

The cost of living in Chicago is 55% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 505th and 2703rd ($2613 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 10th in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Gothenburg. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 16th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$6.75
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$3122

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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 Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261