Chicago vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
96
55
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.21M

The cost of living in Chicago is 317% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 483rd and 7383rd ($2667 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 28th 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 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 20th and 5846th 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
$21
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519