Chicago vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$789
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$106
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
41
😀 Quality of life
96
17
🏙️ Population
2.75M
908K

The cost of living in Chicago is 415% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 505th and 8460th ($2613 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Owerri. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 16th and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.01
🥤 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
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
17.51%
🏙️ 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
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$698

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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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265