Chicago vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.41M

The cost of living in Chicago is 120% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 529th and 4439th ($2678 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 2nd in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 23rd and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Medina

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Chicago Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$7421

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905