Chicago vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chicago is 234% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 358th and 6533rd ($2851 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Kyiv. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 18th and 5360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Kyiv

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Chicago Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$10572

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676