Kaohsiung vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$370
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$232
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
45
😀 Quality of life
85
49
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.34M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 92% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 5567th and 8505th ($1002 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 22nd in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 461st and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Makassar

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Kaohsiung Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$4103

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Makassar

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$502
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$519
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$549
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$598
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$402
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$459
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$568
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$834
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$489
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1134
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$547
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$470
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$531
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$470
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$445
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$512
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$457
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$551
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$520
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$413
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$384
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$409
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$513
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$440
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$447
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$456
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$445
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$524
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$447
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$502
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$409
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$422
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$488
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$578