Dubai vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1228
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$251
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
64
45
😀 Quality of life
86
56
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.34M

The cost of living in Dubai is 340% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 1098th and 8488th ($2309 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 306th and 5769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$3666

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$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
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$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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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