Johannesburg vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison
Updated:
| Johannesburg | Makassar | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Johannesburg is 75% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 5921st and 8370th ($908 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in South Africa and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Indonesia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Makassar ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 5184th and 5604th among best cities to live in the world.
Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power
Share this infographic!
Prices in Johannesburg vs Makassar
Prices for goods and services in Johannesburg and Makassar are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.
| Johannesburg | Makassar | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
Cost of living in other countries
Cost of living
More cities to compare
Cost of Living in the nearest cities
Cities near Johannesburg
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Sandton | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Randburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Soweto | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Benoni | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Springs | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Centurion | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Pretoria | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Brits | |
| 101 km or 62 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Bethal | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Middelburg | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Welkom | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Gaborone | |
| 287 km or 179 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Kanye | |
| 311 km or 193 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Vryheid | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Molepolole | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Manzini | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Maseru | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Palapye | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kimberley | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 443 km or 275 mi |  Matola | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Serowe | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Maputo | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Durban | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Francistown | |
| 577 km or 358 mi | Xai-Xai |
Cities near Makassar
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 126 km or 78 mi |  Parepare | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Palopo | |
| 358 km or 223 mi | Baubau | |
| 376 km or 233 mi | Kendari | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Bima | |
| 474 km or 294 mi | Palu | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Balikpapan | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Mataram | |
| 549 km or 341 mi | Banjarbaru | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Banjarmasin | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Samarinda | |
| 592 km or 368 mi | Ubud | |
| 607 km or 377 mi | Denpasar | |
| 614 km or 382 mi | Bali | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Bontang | |
| 691 km or 429 mi | Palangka Raya | |
| 723 km or 450 mi | Kupang | |
| 744 km or 462 mi | Probolinggo | |
| 750 km or 466 mi | Gorontalo | |
| 771 km or 479 mi |  Maliana | |
| 771 km or 479 mi | Pasuruan | |
| 774 km or 481 mi | Surabaya | |
| 779 km or 484 mi | Dili | |
| 796 km or 495 mi | Ainaro | |
| 814 km or 506 mi | Mojokerto | |
| 814 km or 506 mi | Malang | |
| 820 km or 509 mi | Batu | |
| 861 km or 535 mi | Baucau | |
| 867 km or 539 mi | Blitar | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Kediri | |
| 915 km or 569 mi | Madiun | |
| 952 km or 592 mi | Manado | |
| 958 km or 595 mi | Tarakan | |
| 974 km or 605 mi | Bitung | |
| 984 km or 611 mi | Ambon | |
| 988 km or 614 mi | Surakarta | |
| 1015 km or 631 mi | Salatiga | |
| 1015 km or 631 mi | Semarang | |
| 1043 km or 648 mi | Yogyakarta | |
| 1062 km or 660 mi |  Tawau |