Chicago vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
95
44
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.11M

The cost of living in Chicago is 456% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 529th and 8745th ($2678 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 47th 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 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 23rd and 6633rd 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
$21.9
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1337
🏡 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
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$10763

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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 Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501