Makassar vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Makassar	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1228	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$246	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.4	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$404
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	1
😀 Quality of life	56	22
🏙️ Population	1.34M	63.4K

The cost of living in Makassar is 0.6% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 8488th and 8519th ($524 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Indonesia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 5769th and 8762nd 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	$1.98	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.2	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.95%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1650	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$656	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.98	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.3	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.03	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.01	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.96	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.9	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3666	$3482

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$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

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571