Chicago vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$5380
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$1126
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1917
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$3705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.03M

The cost of living in Chicago is 28% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 375th and 1464th ($2822 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 1.7 months in Vienna. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 22nd and 43rd 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
$19.9
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$28817

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1898
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1561
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1451
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1114
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1180
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1284
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1335
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$875
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$930
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1639
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1527
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$1036
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1153
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1278
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1391
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1196
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1312
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1133
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1291
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1708
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1683
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1404
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1247
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1869
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1818
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1787
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$989