Chicago vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.86M

The cost of living in Chicago is 78% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 505th and 3564th ($2613 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1st in the United States and Poland, respectively. Check the United States vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 16th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$11854

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385