Chicago vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.63M

The cost of living in Chicago is 284% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 529th and 6907th ($2678 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 26th 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 Novosibirsk. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 23rd and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$83.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
14.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$64.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$4263

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$662
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$569
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$565
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$575
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$591
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$379
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$558
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$553
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$549
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$571
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$587
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$631
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$507
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$692
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$658
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$626
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$529
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$557
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$770
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$604
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$654
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$619
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$512
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$460
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$624
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$765
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$531
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$531
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$470
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$562
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$571
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$662
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$543
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$508
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$525
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$710
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$515
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$749
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$648