Makassar vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Makassar	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1228	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$246	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.4	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$552
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	73
😀 Quality of life	56	65
🏙️ Population	1.34M	1.85M

The cost of living in Makassar is 35% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8488th and 6428th ($524 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 4th in Indonesia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 5769th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Manila

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	Makassar	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.98	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.2	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.95%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1650	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$656	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.98	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.3	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.03	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.01	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.96	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.9	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3666	$14739

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$515
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$534
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$509
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$516
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$601
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$577
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$638
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$380
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$620
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$892
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$530
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1121
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$592
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$533
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$518
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$465
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$511
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$495
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$558
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$521
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$512
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$512
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$388
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$427
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$511
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$470
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$487
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$507
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$463
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$560
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$467
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$535
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$434
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$447
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$550
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$572

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442