Los Angeles vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$1226
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$30.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$242
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	45
😀 Quality of life	94	58
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.34M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 510% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 72nd and 8370th ($3165 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 25th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Makassar ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 34th and 5604th 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	$22.5	$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$1591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$4.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$2.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$3526

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$506
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$525
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$499
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$506
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$556
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$568
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$643
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$361
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$604
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$870
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$546
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$873
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$577
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$502
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$469
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$429
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$505
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$454
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$522
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$514
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$506
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$459
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$383
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$403
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$506
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$427
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$439
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$440
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$422
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$537
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$431
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$508
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$383
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$403
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$570
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$464