Makassar vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Makassar	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1228	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$246	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.4	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	80
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	1.34M	737K

The cost of living in Makassar is 82% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8488th and 206th ($524 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 168th 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 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 5769th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Seattle

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	Makassar	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.98	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.2	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.95%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1650	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$656	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.98	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.3	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.03	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.01	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.96	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.9	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3666	$28179

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Cities near Makassar

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

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263