Chicago vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3340
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$62.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1694
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
284K

The cost of living in Chicago is 82% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 505th and 3657th ($2613 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Ljubljana. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 16th and 516th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$3.59
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1074
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$5102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$82.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$11214

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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

Cities near Ljubljana

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1274
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1197
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1081
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1279
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1102
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1581
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1301
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1271
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1284
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$997
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1133
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1242
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1658
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1008
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$929
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1252
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1393
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1381
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$558
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1424
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$913
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1345
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1438
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1410
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1396
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$747
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$517
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1688
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1593
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$503
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1219