Makassar vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Makassar	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$525	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$247	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$437	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.4	$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$579
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	73
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	1.34M	2.96M

The cost of living in Makassar is 29% less expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 8486th and 6711th ($525 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 7th in Indonesia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 0.8 months in Quezon. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Quezon ranked 2nd in the Philippines, while ranked 5762nd and 3971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Quezon

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	Makassar	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.94	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.94%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1644	$1835
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$667	$1145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.96	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$7.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.3	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.03	$4.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.01	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$5.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$24.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.1	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.2	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3634	$2179

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$516
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$536
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$510
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$518
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$576
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$638
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$381
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$500
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$620
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$893
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$530
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1129
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$591
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$506
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$533
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$516
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$464
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$513
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$495
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$559
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$520
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$513
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$511
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$390
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$428
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$513
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$471
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$488
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$504
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$463
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$559
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$467
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$534
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$435
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$446
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$550
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$455
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$571

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$769
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$801
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$665
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$539
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$704
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$591
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$454
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$817
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$652
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$719
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$819
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$571
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$650
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$571
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$564
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$634
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$612
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$557
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$724
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$640
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$601
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$578
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$415
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$676
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$560
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$520
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$634
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$552
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$546
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$490
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$667
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$422
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$625
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$505
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$443
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$552