Chicago, Illinois vs. Boulder, Colorado

Health Compare

Our Premium Cost of Living Calculator includes Health Indexes, Local Prices for Insurance Premiums, Common Surgery and Medical Procedures in Retirement and other must-know details. Click here to customize.

Health
  4.0% higher in Boulder, Colorado
than in Chicago, Illinois
   Insurance cost
Chicago, ILBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium73.789.4100  21.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Chicago, ILBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.1103100  0.1%
Heart Failure104.1105100  0.9%
Hip Knee Replacement112.392.4100  17.7%
Pneumonia110.497.6100  11.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Chicago, ILBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,800$23,766$23,281  0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,722$16,867$16,237  0.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,870$20,456$22,499  17.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,557$16,404$17,007  11.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Chicago, ILBoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%12.0%3.1%  287.1%
2015-20169.0%-0.3%12.5%  103.3%
2016-201738.0%14.7%57.9%  61.3%
2017-201838.1%33.5%19.0%  12.1%
2018-2019-1.6%3.8%-2.2%  337.5%
Since 2014110.6%77.5%113.3%  29.9%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes