Chicago vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$1281
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$67.7
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
42
😀 Quality of life
97
17
🏙️ Population
2.75M
908K

The cost of living in Chicago is 58% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 394th and 2835th ($2799 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 1st 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0 months in Owerri. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 16th and 9159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$1311

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$961
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$674
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1051
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$676
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$563
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$926
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$632
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$664
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1413
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$644
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$849
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$665
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$755
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1363
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$698
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$778
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$705
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$793
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1514
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$752
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1102
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$664
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1013
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$852
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$743
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1241
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$793
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$671
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$810
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$393
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1046
577 km or 358 mi Save
$646
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1044
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$598
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$781
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$652