Makassar vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$233
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
61
72
🏙️ Population
1.34M
1.85M

The cost of living in Makassar is 44% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8651st and 6264th ($510 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 5819th and 2963rd 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
$2.4
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.51
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.41
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$596
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4042
$5587

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697