Chicago vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$440
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chicago is 220% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 375th and 6441st ($2822 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 22nd and 5524th 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
$19.9
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$9101

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628