Chicago vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$1033
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.47M

The cost of living in Chicago is 145% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 358th and 4849th ($2851 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 4th 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 5th in Russia, while ranked 18th and 5361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$7933

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754