Makassar vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Makassar	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1206	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$245	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.2	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$232	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	49	57
🏙️ Population	1.34M	120K

The cost of living in Makassar is 36% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8505th and 6620th ($523 vs $812) 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 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6737th and 6140th 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	$2.84	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.7	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.3	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$597	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.5	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.13	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.67	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.5	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.92	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.71	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.69	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.4	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4103	$10383

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$502
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$519
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$499
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$507
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$588
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$549
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$598
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$402
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$568
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$834
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$489
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1134
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$547
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$531
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$470
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$445
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$512
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$457
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$551
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$520
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$513
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$413
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$384
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$409
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$513
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$440
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$447
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$456
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$445
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$524
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$447
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$502
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$409
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$422
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$488
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$578

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498