Makassar vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Makassar	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$525	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1236	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$245	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.9	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$236	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	81
😀 Quality of life	57	67
🏙️ Population	1.34M	5.6M

The cost of living in Makassar is 46% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8440th and 5668th ($525 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Indonesia and Russia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5631st and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Saint Petersburg

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	Makassar	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.05	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.25	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.04	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.69	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.58	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.4	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.95	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.93	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.73	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441