Chicago vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$1020
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
13.3M

The cost of living in Chicago is 78% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 375th and 3728th ($2822 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 22nd and 3206th 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
$19.9
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$17546

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791