Chicago vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$933
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
2.75M
5.94M

The cost of living in Chicago is 330% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 358th and 7534th ($2851 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 2nd in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 18th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Surat

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Chicago Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$877

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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 Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298