Kaohsiung vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1228
🏠 One person rent
$342
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
81
45
😀 Quality of life
83
56
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.34M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 78% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 6046th and 8488th ($932 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 35th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 389th and 5769th 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
$3.76
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$3666

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Makassar

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$515
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$534
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$509
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$516
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$601
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$577
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$892
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$530
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1121
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$592
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$505
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$533
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$518
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$465
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$511
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$495
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$558
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$521
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$512
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$512
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$388
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$427
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$511
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$470
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$487
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$507
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$463
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$560
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$467
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$535
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$434
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$447
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$550
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$453
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$572