Chicago vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1204
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$369
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
1
😀 Quality of life
96
26
🏙️ Population
2.75M
63.4K

The cost of living in Chicago is 432% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 505th and 8567th ($2613 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 2nd in the United States and Kiribati, respectively. Check the United States vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 16th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$6.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$3154

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance City Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi Majuro
$1316
661 km or 411 mi Djarrit
$1316
706 km or 439 mi Yaren
$744
1302 km or 809 mi Vaiaku
$574
1302 km or 809 mi Funafuti
$576
1768 km or 1099 mi Auki
$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi Honiara
$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi Luganville
$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi Lautoka
$599
2190 km or 1361 mi Nadi
$752
2190 km or 1361 mi Port Vila
$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi Nasinu
$824
2253 km or 1400 mi Suva
$849
2310 km or 1435 mi Manase
$594
2382 km or 1480 mi Apia
$594
2712 km or 1685 mi Dumbea
$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi Paita
$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi Noumea
$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi Nukualofa
$974
2825 km or 1756 mi Mua
$978
3022 km or 1878 mi Lae
$522
3104 km or 1929 mi Port Moresby
$537
3286 km or 2042 mi London
$491
3357 km or 2086 mi Saipan
$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi Dededo
$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi Hagatna
$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi Cairns
$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi Jayapura
$446
3658 km or 2273 mi Gladstone
$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi Townsville
$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi Bundaberg
$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi Rockhampton
$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi Kauai
$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi Caloundra
$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi Caboolture
$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi Waipahu
$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi Brisbane
$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi Pearl
$2506