Chicago vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.99M

The cost of living in Chicago is 268% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 529th and 6769th ($2678 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 0.9 months in Minsk. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 23rd and 3750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$10220

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850