Chicago vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$912
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
8
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
2.75M
24.7K

The cost of living in Chicago is 71% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 375th and 3471st ($2822 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 1st in the United States and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the United States vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 22nd and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Victoria

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Chicago Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$8971

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Cities near Chicago

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

Cities near Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$724
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1237
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1233
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$743
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$481
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$553
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$807
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$815
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$749
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$604
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$819
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$796
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$588
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$551
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$544
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$496
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$408
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$523
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$712
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$542
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$419