Chicago vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$232
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
97
49
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.34M

The cost of living in Chicago is 435% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 394th and 8505th ($2799 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 16th and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$4103

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Makassar

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$502
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$519
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$549
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$598
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$402
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$459
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$568
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$834
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$489
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1134
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$547
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$470
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$531
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$470
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$445
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$512
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$457
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$551
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$520
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$413
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$384
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$409
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$513
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$440
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$447
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$456
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$445
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$524
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$447
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$502
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$409
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$422
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$488
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$578