Makassar vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$7320
🏠 One person rent
$246
$2164
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$4039
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$4523
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
89
😀 Quality of life
56
97
🏙️ Population
1.34M
5.87M

The cost of living in Makassar is 83% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8488th and 81st ($524 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Indonesia and Singapore, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5769th and 8th 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
$1.98
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$8.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$28407

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$709
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$604
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$745
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$750
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$752
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$699
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$630
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$585
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$590
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$518
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$571
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$617
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$732
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$687
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$499
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$729
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$579
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$673
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$950
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$670
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$420
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$759
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$441
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$459
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$530
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$671
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$485
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$669
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637