Chicago vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chicago Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$5745
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$1566
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$4370
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.14M

The cost of living in Chicago is 11% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 358th and 791st ($2851 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 3rd in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 18th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Chicago vs Perth

Prices for goods and services in Chicago and Perth are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chicago Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$17749

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Perth

Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1831
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2239
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1986
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2018
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$504
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$493
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$387
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$780
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$566
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$416
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$358
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$386
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$450
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$428
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$437
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$499
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$500
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$419
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$436
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$402
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1913