Chicago vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	97	68
🏙️ Population	2.75M	3.01M

The cost of living in Chicago is 408% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 394th and 8275th ($2799 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 14th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 16th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Surabaya

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	Chicago	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$9160

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502