Dhaka vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1206
🏠 One person rent	$141	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$408
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$232
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	45
😀 Quality of life	57	49
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.34M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 11% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 8829th and 8505th ($464 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 6151st and 6737th 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	$2.14	$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$4103

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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