Bratislava vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3784
$6527
🏠 One person rent
$911
$1714
🏘️ Family rent
$1556
$2737
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$704
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1723
$5090
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
80
95
🏙️ Population
481K
2.75M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 44% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 3630th and 358th ($1590 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 300th 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 1.1 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 662nd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$84.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$2011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$686
$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1724
$3203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$2316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6618
$3899
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4164
$2568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$3.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$17.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$763
$1582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16627
$27880

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$1883
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$1862
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$974
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1172
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$1831
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1150
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$967
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1218
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1257
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1156
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$917
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1255
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$928
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1230
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$1063
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1628
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1430
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1265
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1124
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1252
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1201
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1148
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1065
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1126
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1195
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1340
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$973

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$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
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$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
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$2436
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$2508
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$2425
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$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
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$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
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$2463
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$2543
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$2418
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$2438
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$2425
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$2406
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$2418
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$1784
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$2423
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$2453