Chicago vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$261
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
2.75M
15.4M

The cost of living in Chicago is 298% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 358th and 7177th ($2851 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1st in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 18th and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Mumbai

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Chicago Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$4986

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281