Dubai vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$232
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
45
😀 Quality of life
91
49
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.34M

The cost of living in Dubai is 381% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 848th and 8505th ($2514 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 158th and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$4103

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$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

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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