Chicago vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1764
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.33M

The cost of living in Chicago is 146% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 505th and 4896th ($2613 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 145th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 16th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$13860

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039