Chicago vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chicago	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2613	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6659	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1594	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$3123	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5285	$4098
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	96	98
🏙️ Population	2.75M	8.91M

The cost of living in Chicago is 21% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 505th and 38th ($2613 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1st 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 1.2 months in London. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 16th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs London

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	Chicago	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.3	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1958	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3908	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3227	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.79	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.7	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.85	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.3	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2675	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15494	$25471

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908