Bratislava vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$6807
🏠 One person rent
$719
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$3056
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$4901
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
80
96
🏙️ Population
476K
2.75M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 51% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4319th and 483rd ($1307 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 425th in Slovakia and the United States, respectively. Check Slovakia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 506th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$7.62
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$19423

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$827
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1197
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$1965
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1772
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$788
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$860
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$989
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$935
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1062
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1051
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1067
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$789
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1150
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$898
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1136
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$910
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1344
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1220
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1094
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$883
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$952
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1065
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1137
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1195
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$938
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1211
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$876
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1574
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$849

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
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$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
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$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
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$2357