Chicago vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
97
50
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.01M

The cost of living in Chicago is 532% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 394th and 8887th ($2799 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 1st 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 16th and 6597th 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
$19.2
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$2738

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373