Makassar vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1236
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$245
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
57
83
🏙️ Population
1.34M
1.25M

The cost of living in Makassar is 65% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8440th and 3460th ($525 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 0.4 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 5631st and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.25
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.04
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.69
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.1
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.97%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.58
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.4
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.95
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.93
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.73
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$105
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4170
$7169

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$460
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$469
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$580
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$497
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1267
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$553
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$475
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$509
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$614
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$441
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$503
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$510
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$511
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$501
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$505
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$365
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$410
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$502
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$453
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$464
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$486
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$439
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$527
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$442
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$507
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$417
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$421
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$493
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$408
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$544

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$2240
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$2379
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$1196
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$1540
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$1239
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$1844
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$1828
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$634
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$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
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$514
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$1280
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$1223
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$1243
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$515
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$585
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$1068
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$1056
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$589
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$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
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$897
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$605
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$464
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$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
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$557
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$551
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$529
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$829
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$573
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$536