Los Angeles vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	45
😀 Quality of life	93	57
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.34M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 508% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 80th and 8440th ($3196 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 22nd in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 58th and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Makassar

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	Los Angeles	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$4170

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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