Makassar vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Makassar	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1206	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$245	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.2	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$232	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	45	7
😀 Quality of life	49	66
🏙️ Population	1.34M	133K

The cost of living in Makassar is 60% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8505th and 4439th ($523 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Indonesia and Maldives, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 0.7 months in Male. Makassar ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6737th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Male

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	Makassar	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.84	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.7	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$597	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.5	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.13	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.67	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.5	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.92	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.71	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.69	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.4	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4103	$3575

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$502
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$519
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$499
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$507
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$588
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$549
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$598
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$402
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$568
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$834
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$489
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1134
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$547
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$531
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$470
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$445
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$512
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$457
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$551
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$520
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$513
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$413
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$384
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$409
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$513
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$440
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$447
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$456
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$445
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$524
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$447
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$502
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$409
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$422
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$488
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$578

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327