Makassar vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1121
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$225
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$372
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.9
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$215
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
67
😀 Quality of life
61
59
🏙️ Population
1.34M
5.55M

The cost of living in Makassar is 40% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8746th and 6736th ($486 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Indonesia and Kenya, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Makassar ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5739th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Nairobi

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Makassar Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.92
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.63
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.87
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.83
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.36
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.56
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3858
$10471

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$470
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$482
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$468
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$475
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$566
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$510
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$556
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$387
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$427
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$436
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$530
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$780
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$493
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1115
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$511
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$439
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$504
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$450
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$421
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$499
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$437
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$520
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$507
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$500
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$402
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$358
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$386
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$501
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$416
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$428
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$419
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$412
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$497
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$423
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$499
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$381
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$400
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$490
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$436
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795