Chicago vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$974
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$310
😷 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 307% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 375th and 7286th ($2822 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 23rd in India, while ranked 22nd and 5975th 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
$19.9
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$929

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319