Chicago vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
5
😀 Quality of life
96
50
🏙️ Population
2.75M
115K

The cost of living in Chicago is 589% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 483rd and 9013th ($2667 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 2nd in the United States and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United States vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 20th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$6.45
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284