Chicago vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$404
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	96	22
🏙️ Population	2.75M	63.4K

The cost of living in Chicago is 412% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 483rd and 8519th ($2667 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 20th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$3482

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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 Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571