Dhaka vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1228
🏠 One person rent	$121	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$251
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	45
😀 Quality of life	54	56
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.34M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 18% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 8916th and 8488th ($428 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 5968th and 5769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Makassar

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	Dhaka	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$3.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$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	$137	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$3666

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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