Jakarta vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$365
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$30.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$242
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
77
45
😀 Quality of life
65
58
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.34M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 38% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 6708th and 8370th ($718 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 25th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Ranked 1st vs 7th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 4403rd vs 5604th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Makassar

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Jakarta Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$4.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$2.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$3526

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$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$506
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$525
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$506
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$556
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$568
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$643
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$361
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$450
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$460
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$604
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$870
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$546
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$873
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$577
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$484
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$502
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$469
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$429
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$505
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$454
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$522
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$514
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$506
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$459
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$383
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$403
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$506
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$427
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$439
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$440
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$422
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$537
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$431
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$508
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$383
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$403
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$570
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$427
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$464