Chicago vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$824
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$130
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$221
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$130
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.97M

The cost of living in Chicago is 674% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 529th and 9093rd ($2678 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 20th in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 23rd and 6958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$518

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Peshawar

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$379
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$366
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$303
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$382
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$364
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$442
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$401
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$366
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$386
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$474
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$354
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$458
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$273
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$373
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$389
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$389
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$354
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$306
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$308
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$281
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$381
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$342
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$321
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$287
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$374
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$305
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$411
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$394
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$300
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$383
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$361
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$392
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$355
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$356
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$358
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$596