Jeddah vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$512	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	45
😀 Quality of life	76	57
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.34M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 118% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 4650th and 8440th ($1146 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 22nd in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 860th and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Makassar

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	Jeddah	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$4170

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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