Chicago vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$445
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
97
68
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chicago is 219% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 394th and 6330th ($2799 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 16th and 4632nd 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
$19.2
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$7835

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Cities near Chicago

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 Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561