Bangkok vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$416	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	45
😀 Quality of life	74	57
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.34M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 79% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8440th ($941 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 1221st and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Makassar

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	Bangkok	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$4170

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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