Chicago vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1228
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
96
56
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.34M

The cost of living in Chicago is 409% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 483rd and 8488th ($2667 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 35th 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 Makassar. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 20th and 5769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$3666

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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 Makassar

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$515
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$534
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$509
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$516
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$601
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$577
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$892
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$530
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1121
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$592
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$505
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$533
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$518
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$465
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$511
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$495
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$558
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$521
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$512
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$512
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$388
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$427
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$511
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$470
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$487
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$507
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$463
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$560
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$467
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$535
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$434
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$447
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$550
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$453
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$572