Chicago vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$792
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
95
69
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.08M

The cost of living in Chicago is 246% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 358th and 6663rd ($2851 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 4th in the United States and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check the United States vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 18th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$6976

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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 Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$545
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$571
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$763
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$595
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$586
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$585
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$819
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$558
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$548
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$687
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$702
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$559
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$713
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$1024
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$602
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$492
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$780
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$535
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$785
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$935
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$615
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$757
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$549
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$876
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$488
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$789
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1163
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$500
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$780
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$555
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$899
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$636
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1014
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$553