Chicago vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.47M

The cost of living in Chicago is 280% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 483rd and 6924th ($2667 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 16th 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 7th in Russia, while ranked 20th and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$4718

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628