Chicago vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
96
56
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chicago is 430% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 483rd and 8657th ($2667 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 17th in the United States and Ukraine, respectively. Check the United States vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 20th and 5755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$5.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$52.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$4.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$7.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$4.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$9.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$2513

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$451
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$529