Chicago vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$3016
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
2.75M
662K

The cost of living in Chicago is 2% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 505th and 587th ($2613 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 7th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 16th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$14942

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Cities near Chicago

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

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758