Cost of Living in Baubau

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$509
$1211
🛋️ Without rent
$265
$763
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$244
$448
🍽️ Food
$201
$500
🚐 Transport
$13.8
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$259
😀 Quality of life
27
🏙️ Population
152K

The average cost of living in Baubau is $509, which is in the top 7% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 8623rd out of 9294 in our global list and 46th out of 82 in Indonesia.

The median after-tax salary is $259, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months. Ranked 8372nd (TOP 90%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 77th best city to live in Indonesia. With an estimated population of 152K, Baubau is the 74th largest city in Indonesia.

✈️ Closest airport 112 km Matahora Airport
😷 Air quality Good 11.3 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 9878 Muhammadiyah University of Buton
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Prices in Baubau

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
 Cappuccino
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4261

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