Index | Chicago | Illinois | National |
Cost of living | 111 | 97 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 113 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 104 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 98 | 98 | 100 |
Housing | 117 | 95 | 100 |
Transportation | 119 | 104 | 100 |
Utilities | 91 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $76,476 | $6,373 | $1,784 | $2,295 |
Renters | $35,017 | $2,918 | $817 | $1,051 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Illinois | 6.25% | 10.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Illinois | 4.95% | 4.95% |
Item | Chicago | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $34.95 | $20.27 | 72.4% |
Beauty Salon | $59.38 | $40.39 | 47.0% |
Toothpaste | $2.43 | $2.36 | 2.9% |
Shampoo | $1.06 | $1.08 | 1.7% |
Movie | $14.42 | $10.99 | 31.3% |
Bowling | $20.01 | $15.49 | 29.2% |
Item | Chicago | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.23 | $4.30 | 21.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.85 | $1.40 | 31.9% |
Milk | $2.26 | $2.20 | 2.6% |
Potatoes | $2.75 | $3.22 | 14.7% |
Pizza | $13.02 | $10.74 | 21.2% |
Beer | $9.67 | $9.60 | 0.8% |
Item | Chicago | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $97.30 | $109.73 | 11.3% |
Doctor | $105.52 | $118.34 | 10.8% |
Dentist | $102.17 | $100.94 | 1.2% |
Ibuprofen | $9.99 | $9.93 | 0.6% |
Lipitor | $494.12 | $469.53 | 5.2% |
Item | Chicago | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $225,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 21.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,777.54 | $1,229.62 | 44.6% |
Apartment Rent | $987.00 | $949.00 | 4.0% |
Item | Chicago | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.39 | $2.71 | 24.9% |
Tire Balancing | $57.48 | $51.86 | 10.8% |
Item | Chicago | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $129.38 | $170.84 | 24.3% |
Phone | $206.73 | $187.18 | 10.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Hodgkins, IL | 1,960 | 87 | 12.7% |
Hometown, IL | 4,343 | 92 | 8.2% |
Whiting, IN | 4,870 | 97 | 3.4% |
Calumet Park, IL | 8,320 | 97 | 3.3% |
Merrionette Park, IL | 1,896 | 98 | 2.2% |
Chicago, IL | 2,714,017 | 111 | 10.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Toronto, ON | 3,013,752 | n/a | |
Houston, TX | 2,240,582 | 94 | 5.6% |
Montréal, QC | 1,811,008 | n/a | |
Philadelphia, PA | 1,559,938 | 102 | 1.9% |
Phoenix, AZ | 1,555,324 | 97 | 2.5% |
Chicago, IL | 2,714,017 | 111 | 10.8% |