Chicago vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1309
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$434
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
97
63
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chicago is 449% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 394th and 8604th ($2799 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 22nd 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 16th and 5547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$5.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
18.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$3156

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$718
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$479
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$496
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$639
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$485
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$537
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$633
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$501
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$570
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$629
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$837
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$582
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$709
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$586