Chicago vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$1176
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$1615
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
2.75M
581K

The cost of living in Chicago is 112% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 529th and 4316th ($2678 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.3 months in Vilnius. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 23rd and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$4.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$8531

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$847
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$850
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1150
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$936
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$882
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$950
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$385
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$843
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1016
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$727
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$517
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$953
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$840
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1025
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$570
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$935
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$804
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$761
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$933
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$983
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1113
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$964
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1299
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$969
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$435
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1025
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$741
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$469
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$438
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$300
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$835
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1093
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$953
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$474
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$882
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1095
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$869
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$977
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1302