Islamabad vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$199	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$236
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	69	45
😀 Quality of life	49	57
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.34M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 16% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 8870th and 8440th ($442 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 6313th and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Makassar

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	Islamabad	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$4170

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$508
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$522
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$506
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$512
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$553
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$606
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$355
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$580
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$845
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$497
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1267
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$553
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$509
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$614
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$441
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$503
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$510
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$511
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$501
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$365
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$410
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$502
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$453
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$464
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$486
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$439
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$527
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$442
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$507
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$417
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$421
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$493
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$544