City comparison
Chicago, IL is about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) from Davie, FL in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,500 miles, or about 24 hours (about 2 days at 10 h/day) behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Chicago, IL to Davie, FL takes about 2 h 20 min, covering roughly 1,200 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Chicago, IL is on Central Time and Davie, FL is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Chicago, it's 1 p.m. in Davie, which puts Chicago 1 hours behind.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Chicago has a population of 2,721,914, vs 105,821 in Davie — about 25.7× larger by population. By land area, Chicago covers about 230 sq mi vs 35 sq mi for Davie.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Chicago | Davie | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,314/mo | $1,805/mo | 37.4% higher in Davie |
| Median home value | $304,500 | $405,100 | 33.0% higher in Davie |
| Median household income | $71,673 | $84,346 | 17.7% higher in Davie |
| Groceries index | 106.4 | 103.1 | 3.1% higher in Chicago |
| Utilities index | 84.4 | 97.0 | 15.0% higher in Davie |
| Transportation index | 100.3 | 108.3 | 8.0% higher in Davie |
| Healthcare index | 100.2 | 107.8 | 7.6% higher in Davie |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Chicago, you'd need $120,438 in Davie to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Chicago, IL is about 17% cheaper overall than Davie, FL, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 39% higher in Davie than in Chicago. If you earn $80,000 in Chicago, you'd need about $96,351 in Davie to keep the same standard of living.