Chicago vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1926
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$832
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$548
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
2.75M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chicago is 282% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 529th and 6882nd ($2678 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 0.8 months in Jakarta. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 23rd and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$8860

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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

Cities near Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$518
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$385
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$558
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$513
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$492
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$563
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$488
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$545
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$521
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$432
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$490
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$480
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$493
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$421
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$417
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$408
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$395
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$417
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$458
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$486
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$500
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$464
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$453
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$458
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$505
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$410
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$365
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$510
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$614
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$427
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$430
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506