Kaohsiung vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1174
🏠 One person rent
$382
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
46
😀 Quality of life
87
61
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.34M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 96% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 5666th and 8651st ($999 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd 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 0.4 months in Makassar. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Makassar ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 364th and 5819th 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
$3.78
$2.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$9.51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$3.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$23.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$29
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$4042

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Makassar

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$493
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$509
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$491
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$498
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$593
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$537
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$409
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$461
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$560
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$822
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$496
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1175
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$537
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$464
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$527
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$476
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$437
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$514
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$459
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$522
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$419
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$379
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$408
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$512
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$439
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$453
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$445
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$432
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$520
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$440
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$506
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$405
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$424
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$499
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$621