Chicago vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$2472
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$5051
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$1676
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$2686
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$3465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
96
92
🏙️ Population
2.75M
718K

The cost of living in Chicago is 8% more expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 483rd and 814th ($2667 vs $2472) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 8th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Mississauga. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Mississauga ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 20th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$1450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$2676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$8634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$7001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$11142

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Mississauga

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2127
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2266
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2575
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2086
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2332
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2297
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2154
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2398
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2012
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1971
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2597
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2267
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1884
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2144
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$2095
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1635
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1762
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$1798
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2018
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2051
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2041
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1814
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$1964
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$2038
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$1986
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$2017
146 km or 91 mi London
$2040
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1865
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2046