Makassar vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$239
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
40
😀 Quality of life
58
51
🏙️ Population
1.34M
5.94M

The cost of living in Makassar is 36% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8370th and 6358th ($519 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 5604th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.15
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1591
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.77
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3526
$1785

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$506
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$525
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$506
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$556
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$568
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$643
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$361
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$450
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$460
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$604
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$870
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$546
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$873
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$577
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$484
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$502
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$469
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$429
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$505
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$454
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$522
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$514
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$506
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$459
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$383
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$403
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$506
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$427
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$439
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$440
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$422
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$537
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$431
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$508
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$383
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$403
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$570
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$427
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$464

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Distance City Cost of living
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$301
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$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
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$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
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$361