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North America
Chicago
IL, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Chicago compare to Tokyo?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Chicago is 43% better off vs in Tokyo
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Chicago compared to Tokyo, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$93,100
+$49,128 (+112%) vs Tokyo
Tax Rate: 34%
Weather
How does the weather in Chicago compare to Tokyo?
Tokyo has better overall weather
4.2/10(vs 4.6/10 in Tokyo)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
15°C(vs 19°C in Tokyo)
Average Low
8°C(vs 13°C in Tokyo)
Sunshine Hours
2,508h/yr+632h/yr(+34%)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(vs 30°C in Tokyo)
Average Low in coldest month
-5°C(vs 3°C in Tokyo)
Rainy Days
91/yr-18/yr(-16%)
Muggy Days
42/yr-39/yr(-48%)
Cloud Cover
47%(same as Tokyo)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Chicago compare to Tokyo?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Chicago compared to Tokyo?
SWE Affordability
2.5 years
11.4 years quicker than Tokyo
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Chicago has around 26 Luma events listed.
That's 37% more events than Tokyo.
Salary Converter
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