Chittagong vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$1226
🏠 One person rent	$105	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$30.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$242
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	45
😀 Quality of life	49	58
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.34M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 30% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 9049th and 8370th ($362 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 25th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Makassar ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 6319th and 5604th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Makassar

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	Chittagong	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.27	$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$1591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$4.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$2.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$3526

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$324
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$387
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$520
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$446
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$456
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$342
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$310
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$312
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$290
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$356
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$669
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$357
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$348
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$395
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$347
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$338
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$346
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$349
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$351
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$341
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$339
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$342
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$399
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$346
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$343
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$360
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$304
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$315
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$367

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$506
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$525
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$499
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$506
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$556
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$568
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$643
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$361
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$604
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$870
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$546
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$873
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$577
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$502
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$469
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$429
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$505
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$454
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$522
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$514
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$506
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$459
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$383
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$403
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$506
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$427
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$439
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$440
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$422
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$537
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$431
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$508
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$383
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$403
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$570
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$464