Makassar vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$2500
🏠 One person rent
$245
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
45
7
😀 Quality of life
49
57
🏙️ Population
1.34M
77.6K

The cost of living in Makassar is 48% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8505th and 5469th ($523 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Makassar ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6737th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.84
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.7
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.5
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.92
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$14328

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
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$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866