Chicago vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2785
$1357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6439
$3262
🏠 One person rent
$1686
$793
🏘️ Family rent
$2702
$1399
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5039
$1696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
97
76
🏙️ Population
2.75M
13.3M

The cost of living in Chicago is 105% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 404th and 4389th ($2785 vs $1357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 344th and 1st in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 14th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Moscow

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Chicago Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.34
$4.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2022
$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1389
$592
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3181
$2020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$86.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.1
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
24.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3530
$9079
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$3921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.24
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.2
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2063
$690
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23232
$14780

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2458
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2441
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2530
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2443
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2455
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2213
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2254
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2412
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2431
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2406
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2311
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2290
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2253
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2386
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2402
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2377
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2506
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2372
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2377
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2033
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2323
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2372
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2368
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2392
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2376
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2452
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2365
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2497
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2288
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2378
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2351
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2380
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1988
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2364
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2413

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1010
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1029
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$953
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$969
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$936
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$815
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1002
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$903
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$821
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$594
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$734
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$859
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$671
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$670
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$689
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$628
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$803
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$666
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$720
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$562
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$577
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$489
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$915
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$580
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$662
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$659
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$507
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$849
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$553
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$501
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$501
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$736
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$553
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$465
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$494
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$756
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$745