Chicago vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2500
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$944
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
7
😀 Quality of life
97
57
🏙️ Population
2.75M
77.6K

The cost of living in Chicago is 176% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 394th and 5469th ($2799 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 16th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$14328

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866