Madrid vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	98	45
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.34M

The cost of living in Madrid is 239% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 2443rd and 8440th ($1781 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 22nd in Spain and Indonesia, respectively. Check Spain vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 151st and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Makassar

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	Madrid	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$4170

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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