Chicago vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$3437
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$1506
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$427
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$1669
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
284K

The cost of living in Chicago is 82% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 529th and 3558th ($2678 vs $1468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.1 months in Ljubljana. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 23rd and 615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$5385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$4113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$12510

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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

Cities near Ljubljana

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1261
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1157
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1116
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$985
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1223
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1421
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1152
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1582
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1263
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1247
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1307
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$912
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1082
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1253
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1594
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$941
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$842
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1272
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1263
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1403
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$556
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1284
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$1008
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1502
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1522
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1450
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1375
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$701
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$659
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1692
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1581
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$558
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1122