Makassar vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$245
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$1116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
82
😀 Quality of life
49
71
🏙️ Population
1.34M
5.65M

The cost of living in Makassar is 46% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8505th and 5813th ($523 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Makassar ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6737th and 3397th 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
$2.84
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.7
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.5
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.92
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$10534

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$502
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$519
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$549
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$598
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$402
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$459
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$568
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$834
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$489
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1134
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$547
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$470
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$531
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$470
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$445
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$512
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$457
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$551
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$520
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$413
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$384
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$409
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$513
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$440
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$447
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$456
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$445
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$524
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$447
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$502
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$409
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$422
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$488
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$578

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566