Makassar vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$246
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
56
97
🏙️ Population
1.34M
8.8M

The cost of living in Makassar is 87% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8488th and 5th ($524 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 3rd in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5769th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.98
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$20585

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$515
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$534
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$516
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$601
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$577
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$638
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$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108