Chicago vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2326
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
8
😀 Quality of life
96
34
🏙️ Population
2.75M
297K

The cost of living in Chicago is 229% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 483rd and 6389th ($2667 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 20th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$5705

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Malabo

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$710
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$655
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1368
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$933
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$374
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$638
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$651
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1201
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$906
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$794
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1686
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$714
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$764
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$469
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$846
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$1036
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$702
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$886
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$878
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$879
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$537
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$659
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$658
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$635
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1262
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$774
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$704
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$666
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$1133
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$759
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$757
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$787
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$699
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$526
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$1019
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$735
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$710
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$755
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$377