Chicago vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$105
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
12
😀 Quality of life
97
25
🏙️ Population
2.75M
989K

The cost of living in Chicago is 373% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 394th and 7884th ($2799 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 1st in the United States and Malawi, respectively. Check the United States vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 16th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Lilongwe

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Chicago Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$2356

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653