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Cincinnati, OH vs Rolling Meadows, IL

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Is it cheaper to live in Rolling Meadows or is it cheaper to live in Cincinnati?
- Rolling Meadows is 19.7% more expensive than Cincinnati.

Which city has more affordable housing, Rolling Meadows or Cincinnati?
- Rolling Meadows housing costs are 36.6% more expensive than Cincinnati housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Cincinnati or is Health Care more affordable in Rolling Meadows.
- Health related expenses are 1.6% less in Rolling Meadows.
 Cincinnati, OHRolling Meadows, ILUnited States
 Overall  Unlock105.7100
 Food & Groceries97.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock88.0100
 Housing68.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$273,200$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock119.5100
 Miscellaneous109.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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Reviews for Rolling Meadows    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Rolling Meadows is a smaller suburb near everything. I love the fact that there is almost no traffic in Rolling Meadows, yet I am only minutes from anything I ever  More

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