Makassar vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Makassar	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$486	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1121	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$225	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$372	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.9	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	1
😀 Quality of life	61	30
🏙️ Population	1.34M	63.4K

The cost of living in Makassar is 8% less expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 8746th and 8528th ($486 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Indonesia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Makassar ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 5739th and 8796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs South Tarawa

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	Makassar	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.03	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.92	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.25	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$251	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$558	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.63	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.6	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.61	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.87	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.83	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.36	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.92	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.56	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.9	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.3	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3858	$4506

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$470
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$482
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$468
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$475
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$566
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$510
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$556
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$387
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$530
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$780
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$493
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1115
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$511
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$504
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$450
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$421
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$499
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$437
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$507
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$500
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$402
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$358
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$386
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$501
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$416
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$428
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$419
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$412
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$497
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$423
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$499
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$381
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$400
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$490
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$640

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649