Makassar vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Makassar	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$525	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1236	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$245	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.9	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$236	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	45	7
😀 Quality of life	57	62
🏙️ Population	1.34M	133K

The cost of living in Makassar is 60% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8440th and 4205th ($525 vs $1304) 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 1 months in Male. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5631st and 4917th 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	$3.05	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.25	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.04	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.69	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.58	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.4	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.95	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.93	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.73	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$3201

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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

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360