Chicago vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	96	41
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.64M

The cost of living in Chicago is 362% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 483rd and 8030th ($2667 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 17th 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 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 20th and 6811th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$8626

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$605
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$757
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$419
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$541
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$553
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$524
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$596
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$522
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$530
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$571
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$438
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$551
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$517
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$512
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$506
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$447
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$434
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$487
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$499
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$470
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$512
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$427
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$558
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$388
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$495
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$518
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$458
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$459
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549