Makassar vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$245
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$4609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
89
😀 Quality of life
49
98
🏙️ Population
1.34M
5.87M

The cost of living in Makassar is 84% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8505th and 109th ($523 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Indonesia and Singapore, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Makassar ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6737th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Singapore City

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Makassar Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.84
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.7
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.5
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.92
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$29519

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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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$2909
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$789
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$542
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$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$788
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$771
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$689
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$643
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$503
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$552
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$584
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$609
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$866
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$789
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$681
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$444
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$704
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$598
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$654
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
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$864
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$657
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$390
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$411
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
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$420
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$461
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$701
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$448
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$754
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$653