Cost Of Living In Chicago Lawn, Chicago, IL

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	112	98
Index	Chicago Lawn	Chicago	Illinois
Goods & Services index	108	108	97
Groceries index	108	108	97
Health care index	103	103	100
Housing index	81	121	99
Transportation index	126	126	104
Utilities index	95	95	95

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The cost of living in Chicago Lawn is 2% 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 19% 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	$34,714	$2,893	$810	$1,042

Illinois Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Illinois	6.25%	9.75%

Illinois Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Chicago	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.44	$15.56	12.1%
Beauty Salon	$55.00	$36.11	52.3%
Toothpaste	$2.68	$2.47	8.3%
Shampoo	$1.00	$0.96	3.6%
Movie	$13.20	$10.13	30.3%
Bowling	$8.00	$4.74	68.9%

Groceries

Item	Chicago	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.57	$3.98	14.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.41	18.4%
Milk	$1.94	$2.06	5.8%
Potatoes	$3.51	$2.98	17.6%
Pizza	$9.99	$9.47	5.5%
Beer	$8.73	$8.79	0.7%

Health Care

Item	Chicago	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.00	$101.04	6.0%
Doctor	$99.17	$107.44	7.7%
Dentist	$101.11	$90.42	11.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.80	$9.28	5.6%
Lipitor	$421.75	$426.50	1.1%

Housing

Item	Chicago	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$225,700.00	$175,700.00	28.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,611.36	$1,133.23	42.2%
Apartment Rent	$963.00	$920.00	4.7%

Transportation

Item	Chicago	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.57	$1.99	28.9%
Tire Balancing	$54.44	$45.76	19.0%

Utilities

Item	Chicago	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$150.85	$163.81	7.9%
Phone	$28.44	$28.39	0.2%

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.
Dixmoor, IL	3,635	88	-12%
Hodgkins, IL	2,185	89	-11%
East Chicago, IN	29,387	92	-8%
Robbins, IL	5,221	92	-8%
Harvey, IL	25,225	94	-6%
Chicago, IL	2,712,608	112	12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Houston, TX	2,167,988	91	-9%
Los Angeles, CA	3,862,210	144	44%
Philadelphia, PA	1,546,920	105	5%
Phoenix, AZ	1,490,758	95	-5%
San Antonio, TX	1,385,438	85	-15%
Chicago, IL	2,712,608	112	12%

Source: The Chicago Lawn, Chicago, IL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Chicago Lawn, Chicago, IL Cost of Living