| Chicago | El Carmen | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre | USD 1 886.36 | USD 468.75 |
| Mid-range restaurant | USD 55.00 | USD 15.27 |
| 1 Summer dress in a chain store | USD 32.14 | USD 50.00 |
| Water bottle (0.33 liter) | USD 1.36 | USD 0.69 |
| Potato (1kg) | USD 1.84 | USD 1.26 |