Chicago vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$149
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$471
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
8
😀 Quality of life
95
33
🏙️ Population
2.75M
297K

The cost of living in Chicago is 261% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 529th and 6716th ($2678 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Malabo. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 23rd and 7709th 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
$21.9
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$5445

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ChicagoMalabo

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$655
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$601
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1265
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$764
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$384
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$621
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$679
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1121
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$883
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$555
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1611
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$553
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$747
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$462
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$805
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$972
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$668
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$881
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$900
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$900
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$558
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$625
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$651
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$634
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1502
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$779
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$695
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$527
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1113
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$776
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$820
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$743
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$677
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$535
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1030
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$759
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$670
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$709
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$371