Chicago vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1990
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
579K

The cost of living in Chicago is 82% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 505th and 3666th ($2613 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 25th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 16th and 506th 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
$17.5
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$11601

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457