Chicago vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
97
48
🏙️ Population
2.75M
11.1M

The cost of living in Chicago is 556% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 394th and 8922nd ($2799 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Lahore. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 16th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$1207

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334