Chicago vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$216
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
55
😀 Quality of life
95
47
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.11M

The cost of living in Chicago is 529% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 358th and 8852nd ($2851 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 44th 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 Medan. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 18th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Medan

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Chicago Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$7769

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550