Chicago vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$3192
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$1594
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
2.75M
581K

The cost of living in Chicago is 99% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 483rd and 4248th ($2667 vs $1341) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1st in the United States and Lithuania, respectively. Check the United States vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 20th and 531st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$4.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$8624

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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 Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$856
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$871
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1191
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$950
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$886
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$902
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$390
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$899
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1061
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$717
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$516
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$999
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$946
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1057
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$563
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1002
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$856
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$817
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$916
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1377
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1016
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$437
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1042
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$578
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$527
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$437
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$298
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$893
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1029
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$467
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$931
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1136
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$923
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$977
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1406