Chicago vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$2834
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.97M

The cost of living in Chicago is 36% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 483rd and 1964th ($2667 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 1.4 months in Vienna. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 20th and 48th 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
$21
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$5.48
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$15069

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898