Makassar vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Makassar	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1228	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$246	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.4	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	45	7
😀 Quality of life	56	53
🏙️ Population	1.34M	77.6K

The cost of living in Makassar is 47% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8488th and 5798th ($524 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 5769th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Phuket

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	Makassar	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.98	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.2	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.95%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1650	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$656	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.98	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.3	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.03	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.01	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.96	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.9	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3666	$13132

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892