Cost of Living in East Chicago, IN

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1950
$4710
🛋️ Without rent
$768
$2742
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1182
$1968
🍽️ Food
$577
$1503
🚐 Transport
$47.6
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4125
😀 Quality of life
71
🏙️ Population
26.4K

The average cost of living in East Chicago is $1950, which is in the top 22% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 2015th out of 9294 in our global list, 1662nd out of 2202 in the United States, and 17th out of 43 in Indiana.

The median after-tax salary is $4125, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months. Ranked 2306th (TOP 25%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 720th best city to live in the United States, and 9th most liveable city in Indiana. With an estimated population of 26.4K, East Chicago is the 1701st largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 5 km Gary Chicago International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 12.6 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 19 University of Chicago
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Prices in East Chicago

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.41
 Cappuccino
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2067
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1606
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23083

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