Busan vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$427
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$232
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
45
😀 Quality of life
92
49
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.34M

The cost of living in Busan is 112% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 4938th and 8505th ($1108 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 22nd in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 150th and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$4103

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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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
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$578