Makassar vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Makassar	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1206	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$245	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.2	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$232	$386
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	74
😀 Quality of life	49	65
🏙️ Population	1.34M	1.85M

The cost of living in Makassar is 34% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8505th and 6703rd ($523 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 5th in Indonesia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Makassar ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 6737th and 5220th 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	$2.84	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.7	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$597	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.13	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.67	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.5	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.92	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.71	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.69	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.4	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4103	$16980

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448