Makassar vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$246
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
74
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
1.34M
1.87M

The cost of living in Makassar is 38% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8488th and 6292nd ($524 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 9th 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 Tainan. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5769th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Tainan

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Makassar Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.98
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$18526

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719