Chicago vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$2776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$6075
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$1866
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$3059
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$5130
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
97
89
🏙️ Population
2.75M
136K

The cost of living in Chicago is 0.9% more expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 394th and 433rd ($2799 vs $2776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 1st in the United States and Luxembourg, respectively. Check the United States vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 16th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$6.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$1856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$3349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$12143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$8764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$3.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$34.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$59
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$32.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$16342

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2515
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2564
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2439
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2361
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1809
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1646
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1725
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1463
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1457
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1526
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1479
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1476
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1482
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1479
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1676
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1561
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1484
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1484
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1664
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1478
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1538
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1664
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1644
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1599
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1689
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1619
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1695
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1633
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1662
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1691
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1777
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1580
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1599
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1668
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1689