Chittagong vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1206
🏠 One person rent	$93	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$408
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$232
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	45
😀 Quality of life	50	49
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.34M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 31% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 9061st and 8505th ($358 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 6631st and 6737th 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	$2.08	$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$4103

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Makassar

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