Makassar vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1121
$933
🏠 One person rent
$225
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$372
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.9
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$215
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
40
😀 Quality of life
61
60
🏙️ Population
1.34M
5.94M

The cost of living in Makassar is 27% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8746th and 7534th ($486 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Makassar ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 5739th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Surat

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Makassar Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.92
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.63
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.87
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.83
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.36
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.56
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3858
$877

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$470
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$482
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$468
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298