Chicago vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$692
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2M

The cost of living in Chicago is 208% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 358th and 6121st ($2851 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1st in the United States and Belarus, respectively. Check the United States vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 18th and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Minsk

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Chicago Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$14758

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853