Chennai vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1228
🏠 One person rent	$159	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$251
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	78	45
😀 Quality of life	66	56
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.34M

The cost of living in Chennai is 17% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 8907th and 8488th ($433 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 35th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 4094th and 5769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Makassar

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	Chennai	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$3666

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$515
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$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
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$467
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$535
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$434
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$447
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$550
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$572