Chicago Lawn, Chicago, IL Cost Of Living

Chicago Lawn cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Chicago Lawn	Chicago	Illinois
Cost of living index	100	113	99
Index	Chicago Lawn	Chicago	Illinois
Goods & Services index	115	115	101
Groceries index	108	108	97
Health care index	101	101	101
Housing index	75	117	95
Transportation index	127	127	105
Utilities index	90	90	96

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The cost of living in Chicago Lawn is 1% higher than the Chicago average.
The cost of living in Chicago Lawn is equal to the national average.
The cost of housing in Chicago Lawn is 25% lower than the national average.
Illinois general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average.
Illinois state income tax is 69% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$34,909	$2,909	$814	$1,047

Illinois Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Illinois	6.25%	10.25%

Illinois Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Illinois	3.75%	3.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Chicago	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.00	$16.09	24.3%
Beauty Salon	$69.87	$37.33	87.2%
Toothpaste	$2.80	$2.45	14.3%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.00	1.7%
Movie	$13.72	$10.28	33.5%
Bowling	$8.00	$4.93	62.2%

Groceries

Item	Chicago	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.33	$3.80	13.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.28	$1.40	8.1%
Milk	$1.95	$2.01	2.9%
Potatoes	$3.79	$3.01	26.0%
Pizza	$9.99	$9.89	1.1%
Beer	$8.49	$8.90	4.6%

Health Care

Item	Chicago	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.00	$102.16	7.0%
Doctor	$100.00	$108.36	7.7%
Dentist	$102.33	$92.53	10.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.87	$9.28	6.4%
Lipitor	$414.41	$425.82	2.7%

Housing

Item	Chicago	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$225,200.00	$184,700.00	21.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,785.17	$1,202.44	48.5%
Apartment Rent	$987.00	$949.00	4.0%

Transportation

Item	Chicago	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.93	$2.24	30.6%
Tire Balancing	$55.00	$46.29	18.8%

Utilities

Item	Chicago	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$130.69	$165.96	21.3%
Phone	$29.99	$28.68	4.6%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hodgkins, IL	1,960	89	-11%
Dixmoor, IL	3,614	91	-9%
East Chicago, IN	28,961	92	-8%
Harvey, IL	25,625	94	-6%
Hometown, IL	4,343	94	-6%
Chicago, IL	2,714,017	113	13%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Houston, TX	2,240,582	91	-9%
Philadelphia, PA	1,559,938	104	4%
Phoenix, AZ	1,555,324	95	-5%
Los Angeles, CA	3,918,872	146	46%
San Antonio, TX	1,439,358	86	-14%
Chicago, IL	2,714,017	113	13%

Source: The Chicago Lawn, Chicago, IL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Chicago Lawn, Chicago, IL Cost of Living