Chicago vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chicago	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6527	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$1714	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2737	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5090	$334
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	95	52
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.64M

The cost of living in Chicago is 452% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 358th and 8595th ($2851 vs $516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 13th 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 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs South Tangerang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 18th and 6514th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs South Tangerang

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	Chicago	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.3	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2011	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3203	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2316	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3899	$1470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2568	$816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$2.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.4	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$2.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1582	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27880	$7220

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2440
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2423
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2232
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2309
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2454
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2430
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2463
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2376
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2394
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2461
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2323
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2444
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2483
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2436
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2569
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2436
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2508
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2425
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1751
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2440
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2443
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2439
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2580
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1761
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2429
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2400
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2508
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2463
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2543
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2418
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2438
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2425
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2406
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2418
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1784
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2423
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2453

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$552
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$627
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$376
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$515
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$466
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$472
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$469
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$468
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$502
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$424
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$494
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$458
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$457
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$446
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$452
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$490
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$400
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$381
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$419
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$438
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$428
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$417
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$416
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$402
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$386
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$520
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$358
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$437
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$450
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$419
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$422
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477