Chicago vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$732
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$77.1
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$119
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$116
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	96	24
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.03M

The cost of living in Chicago is 851% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 483rd and 9276th ($2667 vs $280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Gujranwala. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Gujranwala ranked 11th in Pakistan, while ranked 20th and 8673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$1.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$2.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$78.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$36.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$26.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$4.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$1.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$6.76
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$2.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$60.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$3170

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$308
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$330
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$335
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$406
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$500
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$328
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$373
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$319
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$407
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$456
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$312
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$378
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$310
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$344
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$439
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$430
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$388
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$277
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$323
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$360
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$358
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$397
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$358
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$374
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$372
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$286
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$338
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$354
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$371
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$252
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$284
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$328