Chicago vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$1441
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	95	43
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.64M

The cost of living in Chicago is 399% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 529th and 8367th ($2678 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 20th 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 23rd and 6727th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$7711

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506