Chicago vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.11M

The cost of living in Chicago is 14% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 375th and 916th ($2822 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 22nd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Paris

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Chicago Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$17184

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544