Chicago vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$3951
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$2014
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
2.75M
284K

The cost of living in Chicago is 66% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 358th and 3144th ($2851 vs $1719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1st in the United States and Slovenia, respectively. Check the United States vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Ljubljana. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 18th and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Ljubljana

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Chicago Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$1303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$6691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$6.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$655
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$14187

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$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
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$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
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$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
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Ljubljana

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1431
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1396
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1347
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1409
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1659
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1342
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1648
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1372
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1381
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1517
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$1072
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1279
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1487
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1681
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1029
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1409
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1409
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1556
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$661
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1441
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$1144
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1747
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1734
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1607
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1659
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$917
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$733
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1929
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1876
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$586
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1533