Chicago vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chicago is 466% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 375th and 8722nd ($2822 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 24th 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 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 22nd and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Kharkiv

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Chicago Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$2953

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562