Chicago vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$352
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
16
😀 Quality of life
97
42
🏙️ Population
2.75M
60.7K

The cost of living in Chicago is 368% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 394th and 7826th ($2799 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 16th and 7530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$4704

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Mbabane

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$469
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$908
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$915
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$827
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$838
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$830
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$740
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$826
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$915
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$892
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$975
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$984
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1082
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$890
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$706
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$984
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$875
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$892
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$940
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$731
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$808
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$762
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$762
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$650
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$598
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$833
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$668
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$637
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$577
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$698
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$514
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$637
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$607
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$536
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$901
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$587