Chicago vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$939
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.47M

The cost of living in Chicago is 168% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 375th and 5278th ($2822 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 5th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 22nd and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$7937

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688