Kaohsiung vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$361	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	80	45
😀 Quality of life	83	57
🏙️ Population	2.73M	1.34M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 82% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 5750th and 8440th ($956 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 417th and 5631st 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	$3.82	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$4170

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

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