Bratislava vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bratislava	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1275	$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3042	$6655
🏠 One person rent	$705	$1596
🏘️ Family rent	$1188	$2946
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1458	$4876
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	80	95
🏙️ Population	476K	2.75M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 52% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4275th and 529th ($1275 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 483rd 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 568th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bratislava	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.92	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5323	$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3848	$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13266	$24502

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1181
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1844
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1719
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$784
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$919
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1039
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1098
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$701
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1118
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1087
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$794
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1329
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1169
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$786
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$892
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1085
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1075
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1104
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$983
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1120
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$827
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1237
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$790

Cities near Chicago

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