Chicago vs Goyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Goyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1144
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3138
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1063
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$95
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1672
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
96
75
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.06M

The cost of living in Chicago is 128% more expensive than in Goyang. Cities ranked 505th and 4583rd ($2613 vs $1144) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Goyang. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Goyang ranked 12th in South Korea, while ranked 16th and 1068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Goyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$9938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$6226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$9.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$35.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$19223

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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 Goyang

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Gimpo
$1124
17 km or 10 mi Seoul
$1444
18 km or 11 mi Bucheon
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Paju
$1072
20 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Uijeongbu
$986
23 km or 15 mi Yangju
$983
27 km or 17 mi Incheon
$1020
28 km or 17 mi Guri
$1101
29 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1056
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$1097
33 km or 21 mi Namyangju
$1106
34 km or 21 mi Gunpo
$1120
35 km or 22 mi Dongducheon
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Hanam
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Seongnam
$1121
36 km or 23 mi Siheung
$1081
37 km or 23 mi Uiwang
$1054
37 km or 23 mi Ansan
$1127
42 km or 26 mi Pocheon
$1041
43 km or 26 mi Kaesong
$1542
44 km or 27 mi Suwon
$987
46 km or 29 mi Gwangju
$1063
51 km or 32 mi Hwaseong
$1088
57 km or 35 mi Yongin
$1256
61 km or 38 mi Osan
$1024
68 km or 42 mi Icheon
$949
77 km or 48 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
82 km or 51 mi Yeoju
$973
82 km or 51 mi Anseong
$986
83 km or 51 mi Chuncheon
$911
87 km or 54 mi Dangjin
$1002
99 km or 61 mi Cheonan
$940
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$880
103 km or 64 mi Seosan
$1005
107 km or 66 mi Haeju
$1560
123 km or 77 mi Chungju
$1009
127 km or 79 mi Cheongju
$903
133 km or 83 mi Sariwon
$1557
135 km or 84 mi Jecheon
$967