Chicago vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
2.75M
11.1M

The cost of living in Chicago is 551% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 529th and 8934th ($2678 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 4th 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 0.4 months in Lahore. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 23rd and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$1172

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$374
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$383
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$401
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346