Chicago vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
97
64
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.47M

The cost of living in Chicago is 191% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 394th and 5881st ($2799 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 6th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 16th and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$7319

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617