Chicago vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chicago Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1013
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$161
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$330
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
97
45
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.54M

The cost of living in Chicago is 617% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 394th and 8997th ($2799 vs $390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 78th 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 0.8 months in Palembang. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Palembang ranked 25th in Indonesia, while ranked 16th and 7095th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chicago vs Palembang infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Chicago vs Palembang

Prices for goods and services in Chicago and Palembang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chicago Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$65.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$61.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
8.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$7422

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chicago

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 Palembang

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$411
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$444
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$448
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$429
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$461
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$511
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$517
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$665
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$699
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$555
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$400
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$542
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3201
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$561
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$789
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$490
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$503
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$864
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$788
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$771
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$523
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$413
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$771
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$519
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$420
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$689
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$488
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$482
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$471
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$478
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$643
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$584