City comparison
Chicago, IL is about 1,600 miles (2,500 km) from Pasco, WA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,000 miles, or about 33 hours (about 3 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 Pasco, WA takes about 3 h 10 min, covering roughly 1,600 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 Pasco, WA is on Pacific Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in Chicago, it's 10 a.m. in Pasco, which puts Chicago 2 hours ahead.
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 77,274 in Pasco — about 35.2× larger by population. By land area, Chicago covers about 230 sq mi vs 39 sq mi for Pasco.
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 | Pasco | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,314/mo | $1,150/mo | 14.3% higher in Chicago |
| Median home value | $304,500 | $309,200 | 1.5% higher in Pasco |
| Median household income | $71,673 | $75,316 | 5.1% higher in Pasco |
| Groceries index | 106.4 | 104.9 | 1.4% higher in Chicago |
| Utilities index | 84.4 | 96.4 | 14.2% higher in Pasco |
| Transportation index | 100.3 | 99.9 | ≈ equal (Chicago slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 100.2 | 99.9 | ≈ equal (Chicago slightly higher) |
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 $93,895 in Pasco to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Pasco, WA is about 6.1% cheaper overall than Chicago, IL, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 18% higher in Chicago than in Pasco. If you earn $80,000 in Chicago, you'd need about $75,116 in Pasco to keep the same standard of living.