Chicago vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	95	41
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.13M

The cost of living in Chicago is 151% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 529th and 5045th ($2678 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 23rd and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Maputo

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	Chicago	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$5643

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628