Chicago vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$3111
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$1664
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$718
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
7
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
2.75M
77.6K

The cost of living in Chicago is 185% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 529th and 5827th ($2678 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 2nd 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 7th in Thailand, while ranked 23rd and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$792
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$782
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$772
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$563
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$763
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$719
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$560
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$570
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$705
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$536
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$777
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$490
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$605
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$620
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$619
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$461
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$695
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$398
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$485
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$628
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$481
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$470
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$576
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$631
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$656
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$752
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$781
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$670
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$645
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$677
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$743
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810