Chicago vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chicago | Male | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Chicago is 104% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 505th and 4218th ($2613 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1st 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Male. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 16th and 4858th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Chicago
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 7 mi |  Cicero | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Berwyn | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Oak Park | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Elmwood Park | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Maywood | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Evanston | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Skokie | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Burbank | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Melrose Park | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Oak Lawn | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Morton Grove | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Niles | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Park Ridge | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wilmette | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Blue Island | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Elmhurst | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Glenview | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Des Plaines | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Dolton | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Villa Park | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Harvey | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | East Chicago | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Westmont | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Calumet | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | South Holland | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Lombard | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Hammond | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Oak Forest | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Northbrook | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Mount Prospect | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Darien | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Elk Grove Village | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Downers Grove | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Orland Park | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Lansing | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Glen Ellyn | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Highland Park | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Munster | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Tinley Park | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Wheeling |
Cities near Male
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.4 km or 3.4 mi |  Hulhumale | |
| 610 km or 379 mi |  Thiruvananthapuram | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Varkala | |
| 621 km or 386 mi | Nagercoil | |
| 624 km or 388 mi | Kollam | |
| 687 km or 427 mi | Tirunelveli | |
| 688 km or 428 mi | Kottayam | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | Kochi | |
| 714 km or 444 mi | Ernakulam | |
| 724 km or 450 mi | Thoothukudi | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Beruwala | |
| 763 km or 474 mi | Colombo | |
| 766 km or 476 mi | Thrissur | |
| 771 km or 479 mi | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | |
| 772 km or 479 mi | Galle | |
| 777 km or 483 mi | Negombo | |
| 788 km or 490 mi | Gampaha | |
| 803 km or 499 mi | Matara | |
| 814 km or 506 mi | Malappuram | |
| 817 km or 507 mi | Madurai | |
| 825 km or 513 mi | Kozhikode | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Dindigul | |
| 849 km or 528 mi | Coimbatore | |
| 862 km or 535 mi | Kandy | |
| 879 km or 546 mi | Kannur | |
| 892 km or 554 mi | Anuradhapura | |
| 899 km or 559 mi | Tiruppur | |
| 922 km or 573 mi | Erode | |
| 935 km or 581 mi | Tiruchirappalli | |
| 964 km or 599 mi | Thanjavur | |
| 968 km or 602 mi | Mysore | |
| 977 km or 607 mi | Salem | |
| 979 km or 608 mi | Mangalore | |
| 983 km or 611 mi | Trincomalee | |
| 1027 km or 638 mi | Udupi | |
| 1076 km or 669 mi | Bangalore | |
| 1087 km or 675 mi | Cuddalore | |
| 1093 km or 679 mi | Tumkur | |
| 1106 km or 688 mi | Shimoga | |
| 1108 km or 688 mi | Pondicherry |