Kaohsiung vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$339
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$30.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
81
45
😀 Quality of life
84
58
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.34M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 79% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 5786th and 8370th ($932 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 25th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Makassar ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 320th and 5604th 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
$3.13
$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$4.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$2.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$3526

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Makassar

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$506
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$525
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$506
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$556
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$568
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$643
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$361
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$450
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$460
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$604
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$870
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$546
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$873
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$577
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$484
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$502
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$469
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$429
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$505
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$454
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$522
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$514
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$506
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$459
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$383
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$403
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$506
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$427
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$439
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$440
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$422
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$537
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$431
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$508
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$383
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$403
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$570
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$427
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$464