Kabul vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$203	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$236
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	30	45
😀 Quality of life	14	57
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.34M

The cost of living in Kabul is 10% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 8769th and 8440th ($474 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 22nd in Afghanistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 9071st and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Makassar

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	Kabul	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$4170

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

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