cost
Cost of Living Index
San Francisco
81.8
city
Chicago
61.8
city
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.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Chicago wins on 18 of 26 metrics compared to San Francisco.
cost
San Francisco
81.8
city
Chicago
61.8
city
safety
San Francisco
49.3
city
Chicago
62.6
city
housing
San Francisco
$3,447
city
Chicago
$3,201
city
jobs
San Francisco
$3,849/mo
city
Chicago
$6,975/mo
city
health
San Francisco
59.6
city
Chicago
57.3
city
environment
San Francisco
23.4 ug/m3
city
Chicago
27.3 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
San Francisco
216 Mbps
city
Chicago
196 Mbps
city
demographics
San Francisco
1.3%
city
Chicago
0.6%
city
economy
San Francisco
11.0%
city
Chicago
9.3%
city
economy
San Francisco
$6,477/mo
city
Chicago
$5,053/mo
city
education
San Francisco
51.2
city
Chicago
69.5
city
environment
San Francisco
33.2 ug/m3
city
Chicago
22.2 ug/m3
city
environment
San Francisco
62
city
Chicago
68
city
health
San Francisco
73.2 years
city
Chicago
75.7 years
city
health
San Francisco
29.7%
city
Chicago
20.6%
city
housing
San Francisco
$3,786/mo
city
Chicago
$2,035/mo
city
housing
San Francisco
$8,377/sqm
city
Chicago
$10,018/sqm
city
housing
San Francisco
14.2x
city
Chicago
12.9x
city
jobs
San Francisco
7.7%
city
Chicago
4.1%
city
quality
San Francisco
5.5
city
Chicago
6.2
city
religion
San Francisco
70.5%
city
Chicago
50.4%
city
religion
San Francisco
23.3%
city
Chicago
52.6%
city
religion
San Francisco
31.5%
city
Chicago
39.8%
city
safety
San Francisco
64.5 per 100k
city
Chicago
59.8 per 100k
city
safety
San Francisco
20.7 per 100k
city
Chicago
17.8 per 100k
city
transport
San Francisco
59
city
Chicago
47.9
city