Kaohsiung vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1121
🏠 One person rent
$353
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$33.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$215
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
46
😀 Quality of life
88
61
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.34M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 100% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 5770th and 8746th ($971 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 28th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Makassar ranked 8th in Indonesia, while ranked 281st and 5739th 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
$4.32
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$8.92
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$9.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$22.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$0.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$0.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$3.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$3858

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Makassar

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$470
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$482
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$468
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$475
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$566
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$510
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$556
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$387
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$427
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$436
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$530
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$780
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$493
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1115
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$511
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$439
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$504
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$450
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$421
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$499
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$437
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$520
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$507
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$500
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$402
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$358
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$386
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$501
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$416
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$428
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$419
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$412
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$497
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$423
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$499
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$381
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$400
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$490
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$436
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$640