Kuala Lumpur vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$393	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	45
😀 Quality of life	77	57
🏙️ Population	1.98M	1.34M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 54% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 6403rd and 8440th ($810 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Malaysia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 811th and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Makassar

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	Kuala Lumpur	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$4170

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$508
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$522
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$506
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$512
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$553
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$606
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$355
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$580
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$845
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$497
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1267
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$553
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$509
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$614
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$441
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$503
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$510
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$511
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$501
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$365
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$410
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$502
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$453
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$464
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$486
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$439
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$527
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$442
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$507
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$417
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$421
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$493
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$544