Chicago vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chicago	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2613	$240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6659	$600
🏠 One person rent	$1594	$73.5
🏘️ Family rent	$3123	$123
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$96
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5285	$115
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	96	28
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.03M

The cost of living in Chicago is 988% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 505th and 9287th ($2613 vs $240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 35th in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Gujranwala. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Gujranwala ranked 10th in Pakistan, while ranked 16th and 8622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$1.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.3	$6.66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$2.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1958	$64.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$33.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3908	$102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$31.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	19.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3227	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$400
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.79	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$0.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$4.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$3.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$1.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.7	$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$1.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.85	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$9.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$2.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$7.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.3	$2.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$15.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2675	$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15494	$1081

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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 Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$268
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$303
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$277
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$298
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$508
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$399
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$278
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$344
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$289
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$399
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$330
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$260
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$394
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$290
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$337
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$364
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$389
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$448
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$393
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$281
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$238
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$338
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$401
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$328
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$307
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$335
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$282
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$352
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$311
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$307
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$250
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$267
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$255
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$357