Chicago vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1843
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
96
85
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.37M

The cost of living in Chicago is 26% more expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 505th and 1623rd ($2613 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1st in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 16th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Milan

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Chicago Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$15544

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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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550