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Cost & Benefits

Cambridge vs Chicago

Simple answer

You'd likely save $472 a month in Cambridge.

Typical rent is $1,440 in Chicago and $968 in Cambridge. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Cambridge

Illinois

Typical rent
$968
Typical pay
$64,979 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,056
Price index
89.1 (metro)

Chicago

Illinois

Typical rent
$1,440
Typical pay
$77,902 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,011
Price index
103.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Cambridge and Chicago are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.