Chicago vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$220
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
96
41
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.19M

The cost of living in Chicago is 141% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 505th and 4791st ($2613 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 4th in the United States and Mozambique, respectively. Check the United States vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 16th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$3971

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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

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603