Chicago vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$3867
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.49M

The cost of living in Chicago is 19% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 505th and 1315th ($2613 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 16th and 48th 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
$17.5
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$18334

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Cities near Chicago

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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599