Chicago vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$928
😷 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 171% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 358th and 5192nd ($2851 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 1.8 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 6th in Russia, while ranked 18th and 5476th 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
$19.6
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$5021

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873