Chicago vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2032
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$645
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
100
27
😀 Quality of life
97
66
🏙️ Population
2.75M
149K

The cost of living in Chicago is 237% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 394th and 6542nd ($2799 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 3rd in the United States and Mauritius, respectively. Check the United States vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Port Louis ranked 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 16th and 4910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$4881

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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 Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$774
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$834
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$842
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$822
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$812
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1576
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1561
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1590
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$476
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$493
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$453
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$996
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$506
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$493
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$519
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$915
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$609