Chicago vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$3329
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.03M

The cost of living in Chicago is 27% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 358th and 1403rd ($2851 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1st in the United States and Austria, respectively. Check the United States vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 18th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Vienna

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Chicago Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$28814

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1862
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1590
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1475
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1172
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1150
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1230
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1257
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1308
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$917
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$974
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1628
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1499
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$967
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1126
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1218
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1409
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1156
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1265
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1108
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1255
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1681
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1653
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1430
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1201
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1803
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1751
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1701
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1065
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$928