Makassar vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$799
🏠 One person rent
$239
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
45
67
😀 Quality of life
58
35
🏙️ Population
1.34M
2.1M

The cost of living in Makassar is 57% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8370th and 9155th ($519 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 11th in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 5604th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.15
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1591
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.77
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3526
$1496

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Distance City Cost of living
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$506
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$525
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$506
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$556
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$568
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$643
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$361
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$450
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$460
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$604
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$870
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$546
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$873
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$577
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$484
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$502
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$469
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$429
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$505
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$454
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$522
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$514
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$506
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$459
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$383
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$403
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$506
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$427
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$439
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$440
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$422
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$537
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$431
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$508
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$383
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$403
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$570
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$427
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$464

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282