Chicago vs Ottawa
Simple answer
You'd likely save $520 a month in Ottawa.
Typical rent is $1,440 in Chicago and $920 in Ottawa. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.
Chicago
Illinois
- Typical rent
- $1,440
- Typical pay
- $77,902 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,011
- Price index
- 103.6 (metro)
Ottawa
Illinois
- Typical rent
- $920
- Typical pay
- $71,413 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,052
- Price index
- 100.0 (state)
Benefits after a move
Chicago and Ottawa are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.