Chicago vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$2326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$4761
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$2521
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$515
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$3062
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
97
97
🏙️ Population
2.75M
718K

The cost of living in Chicago is 20% more expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 394th and 1215th ($2799 vs $2326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 11th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Mississauga ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 16th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$6.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$2610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$2252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$93.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$8772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$6315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$10782

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Mississauga

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2033
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2379
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2464
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2012
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2241
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2193
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2103
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1869
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2449
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2010
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1844
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2071
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1928
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1564
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1705
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2049
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2044
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2096
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2187
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2109
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1683
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2082
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1936
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2083
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1868
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$1971
146 km or 91 mi London
$1931
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1659
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2031