Chicago vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$5652
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$3717
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.51M

The cost of living in Chicago is 14% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 483rd and 1056th ($2667 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 20th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$19483

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Cities near Chicago

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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668