Bali vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$6807
🏠 One person rent	$705	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$3056
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$4901
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	36	100
😀 Quality of life	55	96
🏙️ Population	4.36M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bali is 58% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4844th and 483rd ($1121 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 425th in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 5819th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Chicago

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	Bali	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$7.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$19423

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$892
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$530
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$380
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$518
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$495
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$388
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$558
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$512
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$470
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$487
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$507
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$601
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$434
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$447
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$550
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$506
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$524
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$508
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$512
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$515
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$517
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$551
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$571
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$534
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$530
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$638
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$596
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$509
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$541
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$620
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$553
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$419
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$757
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$577

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