Chicago vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$3954
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
97
94
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.51M

The cost of living in Chicago is 14% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 394th and 920th ($2799 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 16th and 61st 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
$19.2
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$14492

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730