Chicago vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chicago Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1643
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$346
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
95
70
🏙️ Population
2.75M
11.1M

The cost of living in Chicago is 312% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 375th and 7328th ($2822 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 4th in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 22nd and 4224th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Chicago vs Jakarta

Prices for goods and services in Chicago and Jakarta are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chicago Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$8171

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495