Chicago vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$1781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	96	78
🏙️ Population	2.75M	586K

The cost of living in Chicago is 76% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 483rd and 3616th ($2667 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 27th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 20th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Malaga

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	Chicago	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$14939

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429