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Suspect. The grocery index for Chicago is 72 and in Baltimore it's 101. Are groceries really 40% more in Baltimore than in Chicago? They're likely not more a
by Gaussian 15y ago
Suspect. The grocery index for Chicago is 72 and in Baltimore it's 101. Are groceries really 40% more in Baltimore than in Chicago? They're likely not more at all. In fact, on the whole, Chicago is more expensive than Baltimore. That's just a fact. But the figures here say otherwise.
- sologoub 15y agoAgree - looking at 2011 Moscow, Russia, it shows it as way cheaper than most US cities, but Moscow routinely ranks in top 5 most expensive cities on earth. Real estate prices there are comparable to NYC and food prices aren't cheap either (was just there few months ago).
- cema 15y agoHave not been to Chicago in a while, from my older (several years old) recollections it is not drastically different from Baltimore. However: Moscow is definitely cheaper than its usual "top 5" ranking. For a middle class visitor or city dweller, anyway (cannot say for a very short-term business visitor). Caveat: knowing Russian would help greatly but is not mandatory.