Chicago vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
96
62
🏙️ Population
2.75M
3.01M

The cost of living in Chicago is 378% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 483rd and 8199th ($2667 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 20th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$2.65
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$5075

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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 Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515