Chicago vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chicago is 215% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 529th and 6262nd ($2678 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 0.7 months in Kyiv. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 23rd and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$617
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$67.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$6.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
18.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$2228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$5.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$7184

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Cities near Chicago

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 Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570