Makassar vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$245
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
87
😀 Quality of life
49
93
🏙️ Population
1.34M
1.01M

The cost of living in Makassar is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8505th and 6th ($523 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 4th in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Makassar ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6737th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs San Jose, United States

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Makassar San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.84
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.7
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.5
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.92
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$22302

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$502
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$519
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$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
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$549
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$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
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254