Chicago vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

Chicago Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2372
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1412
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$2402
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5314
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
96
64
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.96M

The cost of living in Chicago is 236% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 254th and 6634th ($2372 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 195th 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 2.2 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Chicago ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 11th and 4575th 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
$16.8
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.8
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$1.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1692
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1930
$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$90.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$4.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.59%
16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4099
$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2764
$1087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$9.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.81
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$4.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.6
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.92
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1798
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21587
$5721

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2010
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2103
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2132
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2011
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2010
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2114
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2022
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2008
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2016
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2012
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2051
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2008
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2021
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2014
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2023
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2025
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2010
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2016
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2021
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1902
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2009
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2014
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2020
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$1995
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2009
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2021
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2011
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2021
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2020
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2015
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2017
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2016
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2013
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2012
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2012
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2015
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2016
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2022

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$431
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$372
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$372
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$523
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$478
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$389
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$451
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$411
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$411
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$367
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$473
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$370
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$405
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$519
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$452
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$436
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$415
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$451
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$390
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$488
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$559
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$640
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$389
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$364
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$468
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$458
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$452
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$669
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$452
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$504
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$656
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$523
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$414
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$739
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$592
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$484