Chicago vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
5
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
2.75M
115K

The cost of living in Chicago is 584% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 375th and 8957th ($2822 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 22nd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.73
🥤 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
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$633

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285