Chicago vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
96
64
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chicago is 235% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 483rd and 6450th ($2667 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1st in the United States and Ukraine, respectively. Check the United States vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 20th and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Kyiv

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Chicago Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$7166

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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 Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563