Chicago vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$810
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.2M

The cost of living in Chicago is 200% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 375th and 6098th ($2822 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 16th 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 22nd and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Chicago Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.8
🥤 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
$2002
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$4368

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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 Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811