Chicago vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chicago	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2613	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6659	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$1594	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$3123	$949
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5285	$538
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.85M

The cost of living in Chicago is 234% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 505th and 6438th ($2613 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 8th in the United States and the Philippines, respectively. Check the United States vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 16th and 4458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Manila

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	Chicago	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.3	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1958	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3908	$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3227	$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.79	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.7	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.85	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.3	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2675	$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15494	$14747

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371