Chicago vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.34M

The cost of living in Chicago is 410% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 529th and 8440th ($2678 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 22nd 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 0.4 months in Makassar. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 23rd and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$4170

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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 Makassar

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$508
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$522
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$506
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$512
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$597
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$553
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$606
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$355
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$460
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$469
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$580
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$845
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$497
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1267
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$553
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$475
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$509
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$614
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$441
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$503
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$510
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$511
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$501
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$505
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$365
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$410
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$502
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$453
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$464
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$486
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$439
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$527
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$442
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$507
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$417
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$421
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$493
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$408
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$544