Chicago vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$3590
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	86
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.79M

The cost of living in Chicago is 4% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 483rd and 656th ($2667 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 5th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 20th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Toronto

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	Chicago	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$18156

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Cities near Chicago

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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085