Chicago vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
97
69
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2M

The cost of living in Chicago is 281% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 394th and 6924th ($2799 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 16th and 4343rd 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
$19.2
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$11271

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879