Makassar vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Makassar	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1228	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$246	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.4	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	1.34M	120K

The cost of living in Makassar is 34% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8488th and 6432nd ($524 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 6th in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 5769th and 5984th 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	$1.98	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.2	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.95%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1650	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$656	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.98	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.3	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.03	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.01	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.96	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.9	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3666	$9189

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$515
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$534
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$509
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$516
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$601
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$577
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$638
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$380
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516