City comparison
Chicago, IL is about 1,800 miles (2,800 km) from Redondo Beach, CA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,200 miles, or about 37 hours (about 4 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 Redondo Beach, CA takes about 3 h 30 min, covering roughly 1,800 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 Redondo Beach, CA is on Pacific Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in Chicago, it's 10 a.m. in Redondo Beach, 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 70,620 in Redondo Beach — about 38.5× larger by population. By land area, Chicago covers about 230 sq mi vs 6.2 sq mi for Redondo Beach.
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 | Redondo Beach | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,314/mo | $2,464/mo | 87.5% higher in Redondo Beach |
| Median home value | $304,500 | $1,192,300 | 291.6% higher in Redondo Beach |
| Median household income | $71,673 | $134,033 | 87.0% higher in Redondo Beach |
| Groceries index | 106.4 | 106.4 | ≈ equal (Redondo Beach slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 84.4 | 155.6 | 84.4% higher in Redondo Beach |
| Transportation index | 100.3 | 104.4 | 4.1% higher in Redondo Beach |
| Healthcare index | 100.2 | 104.3 | 4.1% higher in Redondo Beach |
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 $132,198 in Redondo Beach to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Chicago, IL is about 24.4% cheaper overall than Redondo Beach, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 55% higher in Redondo Beach than in Chicago. If you earn $80,000 in Chicago, you'd need about $105,758 in Redondo Beach to keep the same standard of living.