Makassar vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1236
$6994
🏠 One person rent
$245
$2104
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$3885
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$4040
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
89
😀 Quality of life
57
97
🏙️ Population
1.34M
5.87M

The cost of living in Makassar is 83% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8440th and 129th ($525 vs $3059) 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 1.3 months in Singapore City. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5631st and 11th 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
$3.05
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.25
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.04
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.69
$7.6
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.1
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.97%
3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.58
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.4
$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.95
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.93
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.73
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$74
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$105
$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4170
$27780

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MakassarSingapore City

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$497
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$1267
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$475
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$509
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$614
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$441
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$503
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$510
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$549
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$511
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$501
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$505
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$365
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$410
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$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
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$527
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$442
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$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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$759
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$539
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$506
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$679
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$703
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$682
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$669
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$604
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$543
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$542
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$529
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$532
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$585
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$810
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$714
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$701
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$645
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$458
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$670
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$565
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$631
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$501
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$883
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$628
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$503
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$395
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$582
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$695
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$466
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$417
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$486
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$485
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$500
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$619
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$620
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