Chicago vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$800
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$1925
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
95
84
🏙️ Population
2.75M
581K

The cost of living in Chicago is 93% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 375th and 4193rd ($2822 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 22nd and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Vilnius

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Chicago Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$5.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$10967

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$890
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$907
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1279
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$1003
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$947
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$1012
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$399
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$952
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1133
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$836
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$568
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$1001
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$912
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1184
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$628
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1214
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$908
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$853
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1027
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$903
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1062
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1423
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1106
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$484
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1188
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$919
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$589
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$450
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$335
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$944
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1343
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1060
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$622
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1028
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1262
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$994
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1068
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1569