Makassar vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$233
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
94
😀 Quality of life
61
89
🏙️ Population
1.34M
4.05M

The cost of living in Makassar is 54% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8651st and 5023rd ($510 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5819th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs New Taipei

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Makassar New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.51
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.41
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$596
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.7
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.8
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4042
$18576

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$493
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$509
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$498
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$593
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$537
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$409
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$461
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$560
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$822
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$496
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1175
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$537
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$464
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$527
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$476
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$437
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$514
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$459
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$522
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$419
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$379
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$408
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$512
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$439
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$453
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$445
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$432
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$520
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$440
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$506
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$405
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$424
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$499
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$621

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602