Chittagong vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1228
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$251
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	45
😀 Quality of life	45	56
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.34M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 41% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 9199th and 8488th ($312 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 35th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 6529th and 5769th 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	$0.96	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$3.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$3666

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

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