Chicago vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$765
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$109
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
96
17
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.48M

The cost of living in Chicago is 639% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 505th and 9080th ($2613 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 5th in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 16th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$704

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617