Chicago vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$111
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
97
42
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.13M

The cost of living in Chicago is 206% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 394th and 6137th ($2799 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 7th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 16th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$5749

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Cities near Chicago

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

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607