Chicago vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
2.75M
13M

The cost of living in Chicago is 148% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 483rd and 5091st ($2667 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 20th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$11652

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541