Makassar vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Makassar	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$525	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1236	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$245	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.9	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$236	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	57	54
🏙️ Population	1.34M	120K

The cost of living in Makassar is 33% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8440th and 6518th ($525 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 5th in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5631st and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Pattaya

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	Makassar	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.05	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.25	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.04	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.69	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.58	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.4	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.95	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.93	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.73	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$8876

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$508
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$522
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$506
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$512
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$553
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$606
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$355
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$580
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$845
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$497
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1267
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$553
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$509
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$614
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$441
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$503
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$510
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$511
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$501
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$365
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$410
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$502
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$453
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$464
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$486
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$439
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$527
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$442
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$507
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$417
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$421
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$493
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$544

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508