Makassar vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1121
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$225
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$372
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$215
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
85
😀 Quality of life
61
87
🏙️ Population
1.34M
2.87M

The cost of living in Makassar is 48% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8746th and 5994th ($486 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 6th 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 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5739th and 351st 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
$2.03
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.92
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.63
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.87
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.83
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.36
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.56
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3858
$17517

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$470
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$482
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$468
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684