Chicago vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$733
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
96
66
🏙️ Population
2.75M
5.38M

The cost of living in Chicago is 222% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 505th and 6353rd ($2613 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 3rd 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 16th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Saint Petersburg

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Chicago Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$6504

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438