Makassar vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1236
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$245
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
84
😀 Quality of life
57
81
🏙️ Population
1.34M
3.03M

The cost of living in Makassar is 41% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8440th and 6071st ($525 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5631st and 521st 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
$3.05
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.25
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.04
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.69
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.1
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.97%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.58
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.95
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.93
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.73
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$105
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4170
$18658

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$508
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$522
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$506
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$512
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$597
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$553
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$606
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$355
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$460
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$469
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$580
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$845
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$497
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1267
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$553
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$475
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$509
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$614
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$441
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$503
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$510
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$511
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$501
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$505
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$365
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$410
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$502
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$453
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$464
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$486
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$439
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$527
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$442
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$507
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$417
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$421
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$493
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$408
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671