Chicago vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
2.75M
13.1M

The cost of living in Chicago is 115% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 529th and 4359th ($2678 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 23rd and 1187th 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
$21.9
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$12252

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592