Chicago vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$388
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chicago is 429% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 529th and 8600th ($2678 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 20th 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 0.8 months in Kharkiv. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 23rd and 5713th 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
$21.9
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$85
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$5.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
17.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$1.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$3129

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$907

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$552
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$486
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$586
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$434
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$473
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$490
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$718
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$550
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$605
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$444
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$611
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$536
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$459
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$574
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$448
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$455
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$505
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$507
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$550
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$494
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$430
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$513
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$433
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$571
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$683
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$617
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$850
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$440
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$400
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$433
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$561
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$552
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$538
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$595
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$549