Chicago vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$1414
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$2478
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$4489
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
95
100
🏙️ Population
2.75M
5.35M

The cost of living in Chicago is 12% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 358th and 829th ($2851 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 18th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Melbourne

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Chicago Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$9.51
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$22313

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132