Chicago vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
2.75M
11.1M

The cost of living in Chicago is 553% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 375th and 8919th ($2822 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 22nd and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Lahore

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Chicago Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$1393

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323