Chicago vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$762
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
97
63
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.64M

The cost of living in Chicago is 244% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 394th and 6617th ($2799 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 34th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 16th and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$4627

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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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821