Enhanced Cost of Living Calculator
Now includes childcare, taxes, health, housing for home owners vs renters, insurance costs and more when you upgrade to premium.
SEE MY OPTIONS
No Thanks
Cost of Living
Compare Cities
Quiz
Community Data
Crime
Climate
Schools
News
Places to Live
Find a Place
Top Lists
Rankings
Interactive Map
Login
Create Account
NORTHAMPTON vs. CHICAGO
Cost of Living Comparison
Comparison
Food
Housing
Utilities
Commute
Health
Taxes
Childcare
Personal
Upgrade to Premium
Northampton, Massachusetts vs. Chicago, Illinois
Cost of Living Comparison
The cost of living in Chicago, Illinois is
1.8%
more expensive
than Northampton, Massachusetts.
You would need a salary of
$50,900
in Chicago, Illinois to maintain the standard of living you have in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Comparison highlights
• Overall, Chicago, Illinois is
more expensive
than Northampton, Massachusetts
• Transportation is the biggest factor in the cost of living difference.
Transportation
60% more expensive in Chicago
than in Northampton, Massachusetts
Northampton, MA vs. Chicago, IL
Compared to Northampton, Chicago is:
Homeowner
No Child Care, Taxes not Considered
1.8% higher
Child Care
, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care, Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
No Child Care,
Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
Renter
No Child Care, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care
, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care, Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
No Child Care,
Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
Food
10.4% lower
Housing (Homeowner)
24.5% lower
Housing (Rent)
Unlock with Premium
Median Home Cost
Unlock with Premium
Utilities
17.9% lower
Commute
60.3% higher
Health
1.7% lower
Taxes
Unlock with Premium
Childcare
Unlock with Premium
Personal
4.7% higher
Cost of Food
Popular Cost of Living Searches
Current City
Comparison City
Chicago, Illinois
East Los Angeles, California
Compare
Sedalia, Missouri
Blackburn, Missouri
Compare
Elk City, Oklahoma
Benton, Kentucky
Compare
Sedalia, Missouri
Blackburn, Missouri
Compare
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Goleta, California
Compare
Anaheim, California
Pinehurst, Idaho
Compare
Mill Valley, California
Greenville, South Carolina
Compare
State College, Pennsylvania
Utica, New York
Compare
Beverly, Massachusetts
Evanston, Illinois
Compare
Aiken, South Carolina
Middletown, Connecticut
Compare
Follow Us