Chicago vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$988
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
7
😀 Quality of life
97
66
🏙️ Population
2.75M
133K

The cost of living in Chicago is 112% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 394th and 4439th ($2799 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 2nd in the United States and Maldives, respectively. Check the United States vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Male. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 16th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Male

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Chicago Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$3575

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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 Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1445
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327