Makassar vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$246
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
82
😀 Quality of life
56
67
🏙️ Population
1.34M
5.38M

The cost of living in Makassar is 40% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8488th and 6204th ($524 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Indonesia and Russia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 5769th and 3645th 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
$1.98
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$6847

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525