Chicago vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2447
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1721
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
935K

The cost of living in Chicago is 171% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 505th and 5571st ($2613 vs $963) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 536th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.8 months in Kitakyushu. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Kitakyushu ranked 289th in Japan, while ranked 16th and 1910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$3114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$39.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$8058

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$917
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$887
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$891
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$890
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$883
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$895
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$894
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$897
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$898
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$893
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$861
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$900
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$902
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$884
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$910
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$894
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$846
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$914
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$884
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$837
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$915
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$917
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$919
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$920
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$919
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$916
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$915
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$893
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$905
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$886
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1054
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$888
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$915
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$845
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$879
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$887