Makassar vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$246
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
40
😀 Quality of life
56
48
🏙️ Population
1.34M
5.94M

The cost of living in Makassar is 33% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8488th and 6501st ($524 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 0.6 months in Surat. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 5769th and 6339th 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
$1.98
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$1527

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$515
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348