Chicago vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
2.75M
5.38M

The cost of living in Chicago is 205% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 483rd and 6204th ($2667 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 2nd 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 Saint Petersburg. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 20th and 3645th 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
$21
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$6847

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Cities near Chicago

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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525