Al Ain vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$889
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$232
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
45
😀 Quality of life
82
49
🏙️ Population
767K
1.34M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 177% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 4123rd and 8505th ($1449 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 588th and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$4103

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$2514
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$1419
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$2521
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$1942
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$1183
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$1398
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
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$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$502
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$519
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$549
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$598
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$402
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$459
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$568
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$834
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$489
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1134
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$547
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$470
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$531
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$470
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$445
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$512
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$457
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$551
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$520
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$413
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$384
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$409
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$513
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$440
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$447
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$456
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$445
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$524
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$447
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$502
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$409
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$422
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$488
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$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$578