Chicago vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$4542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
525K

The cost of living in Chicago is 6% more expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 358th and 605th ($2851 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 533rd 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 109th best cities to live in the United States, and 18th vs 347th 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
$19.6
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848