Chicago vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	95	13
🏙️ Population	2.75M	344K

The cost of living in Chicago is 331% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 529th and 7441st ($2678 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 1st in the United States and Lesotho, respectively. Check the United States vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1 months in Maseru. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 23rd and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Maseru

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	Chicago	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$1063

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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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628