Bratislava vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bratislava	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1269	$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2998	$6659
🏠 One person rent	$697	$1594
🏘️ Family rent	$1124	$3123
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1442	$5285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	79	96
🏙️ Population	476K	2.75M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 51% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4266th and 505th ($1269 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 455th 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 2 months in Chicago. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 487th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bratislava	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.43	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$6.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5290	$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$596	$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$15494

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1073
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1854
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1602
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1621
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$829
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$765
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1663
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$946
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$901
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1325
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1125
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$988
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1020
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$747
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1149
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$898
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1535
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$995
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$857
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1543
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1158
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1033
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1005
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$852
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$888
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$780
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1089
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$762
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1084
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1085
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$916
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1011
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$873
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1476
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1229
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$824

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2446
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2346
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2387
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2199
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2257
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2317
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2300
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2290
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2323
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2295
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2245
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2282
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2244
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2264
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2215
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2264
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2204
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2258
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2013
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2248
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2258
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2240
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2162
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2030
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2257
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2253
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2269
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2250
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2267
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2264
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2238
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2239
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2221
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2038
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2240