Chicago vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
96
58
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.63M

The cost of living in Chicago is 311% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 483rd and 7298th ($2667 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 26th 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 Novosibirsk. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 20th and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$2.86
⛽ 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
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$3795

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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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585