Chicago vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1590
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
96
81
🏙️ Population
2.75M
330K

The cost of living in Chicago is 104% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 505th and 4233rd ($2613 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 5th in the United States and Cyprus, respectively. Check the United States vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 16th and 415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$4.35
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$7149

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594