Chicago vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$3415
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$773
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$1987
😷 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 99% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 358th and 4201st ($2851 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 1.4 months in Vilnius. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 18th and 502nd 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
$19.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$12428

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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 Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$859
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$881
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1258
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$974
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$928
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$982
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$445
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$938
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1114
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$924
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$608
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$964
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$895
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1170
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$676
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1229
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$893
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$835
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1000
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$860
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1254
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1060
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1374
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1077
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$527
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1165
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$669
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$477
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$355
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$938
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1454
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1040
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$669
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1023
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1253
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$932
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1010
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1540