Chicago vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$4312
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.51M

The cost of living in Chicago is 13% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 358th and 863rd ($2851 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 1.7 months in Munich. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 18th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Munich

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Chicago Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$17274

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714