Chicago vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$681
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
16
😀 Quality of life
96
42
🏙️ Population
2.75M
94.9K

The cost of living in Chicago is 368% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 505th and 8054th ($2613 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 16th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$4606

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Mbabane

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$447
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550