#33 of 122
North America
Chicago
IL, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Chicago compare to Philadelphia?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Chicago is 3% worse off vs in Philadelphia
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Chicago compared to Philadelphia, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$93,100
+$4,895 (+6%) vs Philadelphia
Tax Rate: 34%
Weather
How does the weather in Chicago compare to Philadelphia?
Philadelphia has better overall weather
4.2/10(vs 5.6/10 in Philadelphia)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
15°C(vs 18°C in Philadelphia)
Average Low
8°C(vs 9°C in Philadelphia)
Sunshine Hours
2,508h/yr(same as Philadelphia)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(vs 30°C in Philadelphia)
Average Low in coldest month
-5°C(vs -3°C in Philadelphia)
Rainy Days
91/yr-5/yr
Muggy Days
42/yr-9/yr(-18%)
Cloud Cover
47%(same as Philadelphia)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Chicago compare to Philadelphia?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Chicago compared to Philadelphia?
Avg. Property Price
$2,945 / m²
2% more expensive than Philadelphia
SWE Affordability
2.5 years
similar to Philadelphia
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Chicago has around 25 Luma events listed.
That's 108% more events than Philadelphia.
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