Al Ain vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$1228
🏠 One person rent
$560
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$251
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
45
😀 Quality of life
79
56
🏙️ Population
767K
1.34M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 100% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 5284th and 8488th ($1050 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 35th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 600th and 5769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$3666

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$1603
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$994
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$1110
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$728
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$1810
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$1719
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$687
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$561
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$547
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$1218
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$1267
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$556
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$1226
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$520
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$639
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$531
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$870
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$989
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$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
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$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
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$831
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$806
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$489
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Distance City Cost of living
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$515
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$534
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$509
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$516
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$601
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$577
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$892
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$530
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1121
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$592
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$505
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$533
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$518
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$465
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$511
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$495
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$558
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$521
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$512
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$512
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$388
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$427
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$511
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$470
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$487
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$507
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$463
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$560
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$467
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$535
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$434
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$447
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$550
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$453
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$572