Kathmandu vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1228
🏠 One person rent
$147
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$251
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
28
45
😀 Quality of life
45
56
🏙️ Population
846K
1.34M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 16% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 8885th and 8488th ($443 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th 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 0.5 months in Makassar. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 6524th and 5769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$3666

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$314
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$337
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$331
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$316
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$312
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$930
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$365
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$455
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$311
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$293
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$387
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$461
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$311
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$298
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$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
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$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
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$309
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$288
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$379
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$282
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Distance City Cost of living
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$515
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$534
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$509
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$516
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$601
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$577
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$892
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$530
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1121
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$592
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$505
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$533
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$518
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$465
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$511
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$495
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$558
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$521
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$512
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$512
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$388
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$427
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$511
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$470
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$487
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$507
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$463
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$560
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$467
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$535
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$434
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$447
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$550
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$453
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$572