Chicago vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$512
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
8
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
2.75M
77.6K

The cost of living in Chicago is 182% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 358th and 5497th ($2851 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 0.5 months in Phuket. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 18th and 6330th 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
$19.6
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$13979

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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 Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992