Chicago vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$3519
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$863
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$1752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
2.75M
284K

The cost of living in Chicago is 78% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 483rd and 3687th ($2667 vs $1500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 20th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$5439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$4196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$92.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$11580

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Ljubljana

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1270
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1217
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1146
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1247
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1362
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1174
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1674
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1361
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1347
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1366
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$926
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1143
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1254
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1764
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1061
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$880
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1351
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1424
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1492
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$618
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1393
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$999
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1656
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1553
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1568
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1566
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$789
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$663
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1706
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1666
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$566
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1265