Chicago vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$411
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
96
51
🏙️ Population
2.75M
5.94M

The cost of living in Chicago is 223% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 505th and 6358th ($2613 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1st 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 16th and 6236th 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
$17.5
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$1785

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361