Chicago vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$6191
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$1670
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$4470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
525K

The cost of living in Chicago is 0.4% more expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 483rd and 501st ($2667 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 443rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Ranked 3rd vs 77th best cities to live in the United States, and 20th vs 281st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Sacramento

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Chicago Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$7.27
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$30262

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851