Chicago vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$2446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$5564
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$1630
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$2795
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$77.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$5865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
2.75M
136K

The cost of living in Chicago is 9% more expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 529th and 870th ($2678 vs $2446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 23rd and 199th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$6.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$1371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$2984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$2384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$48.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$10994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$7751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$31.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$16923

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2266
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2160
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1584
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1363
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1681
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1351
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1348
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1359
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1339
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1351
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1352
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1359
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1368
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1528
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1333
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1371
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1368
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1194
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1356
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1182
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1486
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1486
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1393
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1399
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1400
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1479
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1502
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1503
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1490
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1507
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1553
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1413
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1476
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1477
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1500