Kathmandu vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1174
🏠 One person rent
$122
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$229
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
46
😀 Quality of life
51
61
🏙️ Population
846K
1.34M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 19% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 8958th and 8651st ($412 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Nepal and Indonesia, respectively. Check Nepal vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Makassar ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 6657th and 5819th 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
$1.72
$2.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$9.51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$3.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$23.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$29
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$4042

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$293
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$267
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$943
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$273
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$443
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$300
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$320
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$412
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$300
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$299
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$307
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$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
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$285
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$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
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$281
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$298
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$284
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$347
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Distance City Cost of living
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$493
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$509
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$491
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$498
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$593
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$537
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$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
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$822
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$496
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1175
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$537
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$464
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$527
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$476
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$437
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$514
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$459
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$549
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$522
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$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$419
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$379
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$408
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$512
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$439
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$453
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$445
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$432
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$520
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$440
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$506
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$405
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$424
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$499
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$445
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$621