Chicago vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$6163
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1718
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$2740
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$4811
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
96
86
🏙️ Population
2.75M
525K

The cost of living in Chicago is 3% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 505th and 409th ($2613 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 364th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.8 months in Sacramento. Ranked 2nd vs 59th best cities to live in the United States, and 16th vs 238th 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
$17.5
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$5758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$2211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$25420

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2620
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2675
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2679
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2548
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2909
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2617
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2633
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2699
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2586
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2671
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$2910
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2534
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3059
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3314
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2657
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2227
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2903
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2140
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3171
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2916
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2904
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3213
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2824
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2947
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2697
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2900
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2417
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2434
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3041
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2968
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2840
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2929
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2860