Chicago vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$721
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
97
60
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.2M

The cost of living in Chicago is 218% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 394th and 6322nd ($2799 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 14th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 16th and 5937th 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
$19.2
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$6.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$3800

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$615
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$772
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$650
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$765
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$719
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$672
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$868
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$692
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$863
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$537
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$678
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$898
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$831
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$917
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$800
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1438
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$544
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$914
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$876
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$536
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$672
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$692
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$686
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$837
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$543
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$671
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$727
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$570
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$796
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$582
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$658
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$709
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$783
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$758