Abu Dhabi vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$236
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	45
😀 Quality of life	83	57
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.34M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 248% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 2320th and 8440th ($1828 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 22nd in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 438th and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Makassar

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	Abu Dhabi	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$4170

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$508
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$522
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$506
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$512
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$553
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$606
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$355
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$580
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$845
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$497
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1267
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$553
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$509
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$614
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$441
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$503
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$510
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$511
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$501
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$365
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$410
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$502
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$453
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$464
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$486
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$439
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$527
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$442
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$507
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$417
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$421
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$493
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$544