Chicago vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chicago | Victoria | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Chicago is 72% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 483rd and 3466th ($2667 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 0.5 months in Victoria. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 20th and 5469th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Chicago
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 7 mi |  Cicero | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Berwyn | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Oak Park | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Elmwood Park | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Maywood | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Evanston | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Skokie | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Burbank | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Melrose Park | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Oak Lawn | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Morton Grove | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Niles | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Park Ridge | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wilmette | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Blue Island | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Elmhurst | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Glenview | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Des Plaines | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Dolton | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Villa Park | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Harvey | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | East Chicago | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Westmont | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Calumet | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | South Holland | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Lombard | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Hammond | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Oak Forest | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Northbrook | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Mount Prospect | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Darien | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Elk Grove Village | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Downers Grove | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Orland Park | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Lansing | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Glen Ellyn | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Highland Park | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Munster | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Tinley Park | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Wheeling |
Cities near Victoria
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 1346 km or 836 mi |  Mogadishu | |
| 1443 km or 897 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 1470 km or 914 mi |  Domoni | |
| 1556 km or 967 mi | Moroni | |
| 1569 km or 975 mi | Baidoa | |
| 1642 km or 1020 mi |  Toamasina | |
| 1709 km or 1062 mi |  Malindi | |
| 1730 km or 1075 mi |  Goodlands | |
| 1730 km or 1075 mi | Triolet | |
| 1742 km or 1083 mi | Port Louis | |
| 1749 km or 1087 mi | Centre de Flacq | |
| 1751 km or 1088 mi | Quatre Bornes | |
| 1752 km or 1088 mi | Bambous | |
| 1752 km or 1088 mi | Mombasa | |
| 1759 km or 1093 mi | Curepipe | |
| 1771 km or 1100 mi | Mahebourg | |
| 1805 km or 1122 mi |  Dar es Salaam | |
| 1807 km or 1123 mi | Zanzibar | |
| 1808 km or 1123 mi | Saint-Denis | |
| 1808 km or 1123 mi | Stone Town | |
| 1810 km or 1124 mi | Antananarivo | |
| 1811 km or 1125 mi | Sainte-Suzanne | |
| 1813 km or 1126 mi | Tanga | |
| 1813 km or 1126 mi | La Possession | |
| 1814 km or 1127 mi | Le Port | |
| 1817 km or 1129 mi | Saint-Andre | |
| 1822 km or 1132 mi | Saint-Paul | |
| 1825 km or 1134 mi | Saint-Benoit | |
| 1840 km or 1143 mi | Saint-Leu | |
| 1852 km or 1151 mi | Le Tampon | |
| 1859 km or 1155 mi | Saint-Pierre | |
| 1863 km or 1158 mi | Saint-Joseph | |
| 1881 km or 1169 mi |  Pemba | |
| 1925 km or 1196 mi | Antsirabe | |
| 1953 km or 1214 mi | Nacala | |
| 1983 km or 1232 mi | Morogoro | |
| 2014 km or 1252 mi | Moshi | |
| 2021 km or 1256 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 2045 km or 1271 mi | Meru | |
| 2049 km or 1273 mi | Machakos |