City comparison
Chicago, IL is about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) from Pembroke Pines, 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 Pembroke Pines, 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 Pembroke Pines, FL is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Chicago, it's 1 p.m. in Pembroke Pines, 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 170,472 in Pembroke Pines — about 16.0× larger by population. By land area, Chicago covers about 230 sq mi vs 33 sq mi for Pembroke Pines.
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 | Pembroke Pines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,314/mo | $1,787/mo | 36.0% higher in Pembroke Pines |
| Median home value | $304,500 | $379,900 | 24.8% higher in Pembroke Pines |
| Median household income | $71,673 | $77,657 | 8.3% higher in Pembroke Pines |
| Groceries index | 106.4 | 103.1 | 3.1% higher in Chicago |
| Utilities index | 84.4 | 97.0 | 15.0% higher in Pembroke Pines |
| Transportation index | 100.3 | 108.3 | 8.0% higher in Pembroke Pines |
| Healthcare index | 100.2 | 107.8 | 7.6% higher in Pembroke Pines |
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 $120,381 in Pembroke Pines to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Chicago, IL is about 16.9% cheaper overall than Pembroke Pines, FL, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 39% higher in Pembroke Pines than in Chicago. If you earn $80,000 in Chicago, you'd need about $96,305 in Pembroke Pines to keep the same standard of living.