Chicago vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$1018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	96	61
🏙️ Population	2.75M	133K

The cost of living in Chicago is 106% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 483rd and 4342nd ($2667 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Male. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 20th and 5145th 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	$21	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$3225

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352