cost
Cost of Living Index
San Diego51.5 / 100
Chicago61.8 / 0
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
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Winner
Chicago wins on 13 of 22 metrics compared to San Diego.
Top trade-offs
San Diego leads cost, housing, and health; Chicago leads safety, rent, and salary.
cost
San Diego
51.5
city
Chicago
61.8
city
safety
San Diego
61.6
city
Chicago
62.6
city
housing
San Diego
$3,433
city
Chicago
$3,201
city
housing
San Diego
10.8x
city
Chicago
12.9x
city
jobs
San Diego
$5,009/mo
city
Chicago
$6,975/mo
city
jobs
San Diego
7.6%
city
Chicago
4.1%
city
health
San Diego
67.2
city
Chicago
57.3
city
health
San Diego
80.6 years
city
Chicago
75.7 years
city
environment
San Diego
28.1 ug/m3
city
Chicago
27.3 ug/m3
city
environment
San Diego
61.1
city
Chicago
68
city
infrastructure
San Diego
129 Mbps
city
Chicago
196 Mbps
city
demographics
San Diego
0.9%
city
Chicago
0.6%
city
education
San Diego
58.7
city
Chicago
69.5
city
transport
San Diego
68.1
city
Chicago
47.9
city
safety
San Diego
18.5 per 100k
city
Chicago
17.8 per 100k
city
safety
San Diego
51.1 per 100k
city
Chicago
59.8 per 100k
city
health
San Diego
29.5%
city
Chicago
20.6%
city
quality
San Diego
5.4
city
Chicago
6.2
city
housing
San Diego
$11,050/sqm
city
Chicago
$10,018/sqm
city
religion
San Diego
22.9%
city
Chicago
52.6%
city
religion
San Diego
70.0%
city
Chicago
50.4%
city
religion
San Diego
41.5%
city
Chicago
39.8%
city