Chicago vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
100
27
😀 Quality of life
96
62
🏙️ Population
2.75M
149K

The cost of living in Chicago is 223% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 483rd and 6351st ($2667 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 20th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$2.9
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$3888

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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 Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736