Makassar vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Makassar	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$486	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1121	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$372	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.9	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	61	94
🏙️ Population	1.34M	2.1M

The cost of living in Makassar is 80% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8746th and 964th ($486 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Indonesia and France, respectively. Check Indonesia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Makassar ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5739th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Paris

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	Makassar	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.03	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.92	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.25	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$251	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$558	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.63	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.6	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.61	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.87	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.83	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.36	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.92	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.56	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.3	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3858	$19577

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506