Chicago vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$2793
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$1013
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$1316
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
2.75M
5.65M

The cost of living in Chicago is 150% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 358th and 4898th ($2851 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 5th 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 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 18th and 3542nd 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
$19.6
$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$13865

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Cities near Chicago

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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1081
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1079
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1467
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1383
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1312
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1085
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1445
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1521
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$758
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1220
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1533
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1673
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1428
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1843
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1550
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1698
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$834
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1970
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1455
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1974
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1419
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1594
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1054
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1391
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1492
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1403
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1525
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1179
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1597