Makassar vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$246
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
84
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
1.34M
3.03M

The cost of living in Makassar is 44% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8488th and 6052nd ($524 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 5th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5769th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.98
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$13638

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716