City comparison
Chicago, IL is about 1,300 miles (2,000 km) from West Valley City, UT in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,600 miles, or about 26 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 West Valley City, UT takes about 2 h 31 min, covering roughly 1,300 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 West Valley City, UT is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Chicago, it's 11 a.m. in West Valley City, which puts Chicago 1 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 138,868 in West Valley City — about 19.6× larger by population. By land area, Chicago covers about 230 sq mi vs 36 sq mi for West Valley City.
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 | West Valley City | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,314/mo | $1,360/mo | 3.5% higher in West Valley City |
| Median home value | $304,500 | $333,600 | 9.6% higher in West Valley City |
| Median household income | $71,673 | $81,719 | 14.0% higher in West Valley City |
| Groceries index | 106.4 | 97.1 | 9.5% higher in Chicago |
| Utilities index | 84.4 | 83.2 | 1.5% higher in Chicago |
| Transportation index | 100.3 | 99.5 | 0.9% higher in Chicago |
| Healthcare index | 100.2 | 99.4 | 0.8% higher in Chicago |
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 $102,469 in West Valley City to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Chicago, IL is about 2.4% cheaper overall than West Valley City, UT, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 10% higher in West Valley City than in Chicago. If you earn $80,000 in Chicago, you'd need about $81,975 in West Valley City to keep the same standard of living.