Bali vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$6655
🏠 One person rent	$845	$1596
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$2946
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$4876
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	37	100
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	4.36M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bali is 53% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4297th and 529th ($1267 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 483rd 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 0.2 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 5664th and 23rd 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	$2.93	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$24502

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371