Chicago vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$4344
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1037
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1681
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$513
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$4085
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
2.75M
633K

The cost of living in Chicago is 48% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 505th and 2436th ($2613 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1929th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 2.3 months in Memphis. Ranked 2nd vs 39th best cities to live in the United States, and 16th vs 173rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Memphis

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Chicago Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$4.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1361
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$1447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$27049

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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 Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$1841
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$1834
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2153
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2138
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1830
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2151
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$1842
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$1867
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2187
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1715
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1827
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1972
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1785
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$2117
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1864
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1800
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1915
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1985
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$2038
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1650
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1875
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2074
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1313
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$2030
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2075
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1819
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1834
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1888
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1460
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1742
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$1968
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$2123
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$2045
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1987
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2534
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1534
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1368
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2300