Chicago vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$3776
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
96
98
🏙️ Population
2.75M
4.53M

The cost of living in Chicago is 11% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 505th and 933rd ($2613 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 16th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$18868

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481