Chicago vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	2.75M	592K

The cost of living in Chicago is 87% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 529th and 3759th ($2678 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 31st 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 19th in Spain, while ranked 23rd and 708th 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	$21.9	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$9532

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449