Kathmandu vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1121
🏠 One person rent
$134
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$33.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$215
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
46
😀 Quality of life
47
61
🏙️ Population
846K
1.34M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 13% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 8916th and 8746th ($424 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Nepal and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Makassar ranked 8th in Indonesia, while ranked 6934th and 5739th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Makassar

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Kathmandu Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$8.92
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$9.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$5.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$22.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$0.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$0.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$3.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$3858

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$303
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$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
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$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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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
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$400
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$490
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$436
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$640