Chicago vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$889
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.64M

The cost of living in Chicago is 205% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 358th and 6043rd ($2851 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 32nd 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 1 months in Novosibirsk. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 40th in Russia, while ranked 18th and 6891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$5680

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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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$785
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952