Chicago vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$550
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
96
56
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chicago is 339% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 505th and 7706th ($2613 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 38th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 16th and 5856th 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
$17.5
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$5368

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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 Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511