Chicago vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1170
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$34.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.01M

The cost of living in Chicago is 506% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 529th and 8870th ($2678 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Islamabad. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 23rd and 6313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Islamabad

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Chicago Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$94.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
20.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$6.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$2.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$64.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$2961

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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 Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$401
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$382
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$354
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$366
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$273
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$364
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$346
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$373
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$458
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$281
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$287
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$389
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$321
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$374
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$303
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$306
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$411
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$342
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$383
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$305
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$355
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$366
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$300
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$386
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$358
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$474
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$361
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$356
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$441
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$392
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$389
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$381
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$369