Chicago vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$3010
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$814
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$1263
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
7
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
2.75M
133K

The cost of living in Chicago is 105% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 529th and 4205th ($2678 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1 months in Male. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 23rd and 4917th 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
$21.9
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$3201

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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 Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1651
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$333
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$287
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$244
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$273
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$306
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$383
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$346
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$580
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$631
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$294
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$498
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$429
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$502
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$306
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$310
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$325
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$316
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$339
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$425
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$344
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$582
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$300
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$295
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$302
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$311
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$304
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$412
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$546
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$280
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$533
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$351
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$342
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$360