Makassar vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Makassar	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$525	$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1236	$824
🏠 One person rent	$245	$130
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$221
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$130
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.9	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$236	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	48
😀 Quality of life	57	40
🏙️ Population	1.34M	1.97M

The cost of living in Makassar is 52% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8440th and 9093rd ($525 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 20th in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 5631st and 6958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Peshawar

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	Makassar	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.05	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.25	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.04	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.69	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.58	$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.4	$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.95	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.93	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.73	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$518

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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 Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$366
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$303
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$382
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$442
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$366
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$386
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$474
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$354
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$458
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$273
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$373
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$389
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$389
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$306
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$281
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$342
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$287
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$305
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$411
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$394
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$300
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$383
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$361
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$392
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$355
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$356
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$358
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596