Makassar vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$246
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
56
83
🏙️ Population
1.34M
1.25M

The cost of living in Makassar is 65% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8488th and 3679th ($524 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 7th in Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5769th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.98
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$5054

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507