Chicago vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	96	38
🏙️ Population	2.75M	60.7K

The cost of living in Chicago is 328% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 483rd and 7532nd ($2667 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1st in the United States and Eswatini, respectively. Check the United States vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 20th and 7128th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$5172

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585