Chicago vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1344
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2912
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$419
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
8
😀 Quality of life
95
31
🏙️ Population
2.75M
297K

The cost of living in Chicago is 110% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 375th and 4477th ($2822 vs $1344) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 1st in the United States and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check the United States vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.3 months in Malabo. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 22nd and 8777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Malabo

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Chicago Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$922
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$203
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$6284

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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 Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$750
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$641
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1254
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$834
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$386
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$601
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$618
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1239
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$849
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$750
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1555
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$687
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$668
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$587
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$785
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$922
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$745
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$878
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1042
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1042
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$655
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$699
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$594
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$578
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1551
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$775
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$659
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$550
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1022
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$830
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$785
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$665
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$538
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1017
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$750
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$741
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$796
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$353