Chicago vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.62M

The cost of living in Chicago is 443% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 529th and 8682nd ($2678 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 41st 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 Semarang. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 23rd and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Semarang

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	Chicago	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$2365

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Cities near Chicago

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 Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427