Chicago vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$2600
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$5364
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1758
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$2784
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$3328
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
2.75M
722K

The cost of living in Chicago is 0.5% more expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 505th and 528th ($2613 vs $2600) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 2nd 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Mississauga ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 16th and 65th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$5.49
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$1547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$2501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$8553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$7862
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$14670

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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 Mississauga

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2128
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2192
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2576
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2114
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2390
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2293
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2244
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2358
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2218
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$2073
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2578
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2125
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1949
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2084
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$2217
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1598
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1734
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$1821
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$1915
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2072
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2194
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2156
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1816
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2031
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$2004
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2074
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$2085
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$2049
146 km or 91 mi London
$2067
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1738
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2151