Chicago vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1161
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1792
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
56
😀 Quality of life
96
85
🏙️ Population
2.75M
438K

The cost of living in Chicago is 96% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 505th and 4073rd ($2613 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1st in the United States and Estonia, respectively. Check the United States vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.3 months in Tallinn. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 16th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Tallinn

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Chicago Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$798
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$4327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$5.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$81.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$6105

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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 Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1194
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$1907
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$920
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1438
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1736
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1257
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1498
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1491
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$982
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1277
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$909
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1336
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1464
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1163
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1349
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1483
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$906
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1396
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1480
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1080
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1376
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$814
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$860
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1410
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1521
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1462
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1265
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1414