Chicago vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2430
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$626
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$613
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
4
😀 Quality of life
96
26
🏙️ Population
2.75M
13.9K

The cost of living in Chicago is 172% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 483rd and 5821st ($2667 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 2nd in the United States and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check the United States vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 20th and 8479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$7051

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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 Kingstown

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Georgetown
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1159
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1061
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1065
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1390
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1360
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1101
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$1003
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1138
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1168
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1164
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1070
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1599
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$964
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1598
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1593
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1582
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1596
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1594
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$719
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$692
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$684
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$871
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1081
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$691
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$770
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1241
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1242
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$821
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$704
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$627
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$662
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$1926
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$731
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$785