Makassar vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$233
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
85
😀 Quality of life
61
86
🏙️ Population
1.34M
2.87M

The cost of living in Makassar is 47% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8651st and 5984th ($510 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5819th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Taichung

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Makassar Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.51
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.41
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$596
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.7
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4042
$17495

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$493
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$509
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$491
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$498
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$593
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$537
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$409
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$461
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$560
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$822
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$496
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1175
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$537
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$464
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$527
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$476
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$437
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$514
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$459
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$522
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$419
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$379
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$408
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$512
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$439
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$453
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$445
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$432
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$520
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$440
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$506
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$405
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$424
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$499
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$621

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665