Chicago vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$4187
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$917
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1544
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$2602
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
2.75M
513K

The cost of living in Chicago is 53% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 505th and 2633rd ($2613 vs $1713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 179th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Liverpool. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Liverpool ranked 18th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 16th and 163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$6.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$658
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1072
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$3323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$7816

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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 Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1656
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1652
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1494
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1652
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1629
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1642
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1733
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1650
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1706
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1644
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1711
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1758
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1467
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1519
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1795
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$1807
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$1819
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1689
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1526
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1487
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1793
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1607
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1652
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1703
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1613
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1532
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1568
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1675