Chicago vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2644
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
8
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
2.75M
77.6K

The cost of living in Chicago is 166% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 375th and 5233rd ($2822 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 1st in the United States and Thailand, respectively. Check the United States vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 22nd and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Phuket

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Chicago Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981