Chicago vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chicago | Maseru | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Chicago is 325% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 483rd and 7499th ($2667 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 1.2 months in Maseru. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 20th and 9036th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Chicago
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 7 mi |  Cicero | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Berwyn | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Oak Park | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Elmwood Park | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Maywood | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Evanston | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Skokie | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Burbank | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Melrose Park | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Oak Lawn | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Morton Grove | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Niles | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Park Ridge | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wilmette | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Blue Island | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Elmhurst | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Glenview | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Des Plaines | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Dolton | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Villa Park | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Harvey | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | East Chicago | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Westmont | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Calumet | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | South Holland | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Lombard | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Hammond | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Oak Forest | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Northbrook | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Mount Prospect | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Darien | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Elk Grove Village | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Downers Grove | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Orland Park | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Lansing | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Glen Ellyn | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Highland Park | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Munster | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Tinley Park | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Wheeling |
Cities near Maseru
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 30 km or 19 mi |  Teyateyaneng | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Butha-Buthe | |
| 125 km or 78 mi |  Bloemfontein | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Welkom | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Kimberley | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Mthatha | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 294 km or 182 mi | Komani | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Soweto | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Durban | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Springs | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Benoni | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Sandton | |
| 361 km or 225 mi | Randburg | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Vryheid | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Bethal | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Centurion | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Bhisho | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Pretoria | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | East London | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Brits | |
| 426 km or 264 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 440 km or 274 mi | Middelburg | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Makhanda | |
| 489 km or 304 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Manzini | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Kanye | |
| 532 km or 330 mi | Uitenhage | |
| 540 km or 336 mi | Gaborone | |
| 547 km or 340 mi | Port Elizabeth | |
| 580 km or 360 mi | Molepolole |