Chicago vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$3763
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$1604
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$1700
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
97
80
🏙️ Population
2.75M
592K

The cost of living in Chicago is 73% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 394th and 3451st ($2799 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 16th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$10933

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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 Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536