Chicago vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$2931
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ 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 41% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 505th and 2189th ($2613 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 16th and 45th 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
$17.5
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$14916

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898