Chicago vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$165
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$73.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$1054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	2.75M	9.31M

The cost of living in Chicago is 477% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 529th and 8802nd ($2678 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 14th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Hyderabad, India ranked 5th in India, while ranked 23rd and 4025th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Hyderabad, India

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	Chicago	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$8.64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$837
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$2458

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304