Makassar vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$246
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
56
86
🏙️ Population
1.34M
2.6M

The cost of living in Makassar is 55% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8488th and 4715th ($524 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st 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 Taipei. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5769th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Taipei

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Makassar Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.98
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$18424

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$515
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$534
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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605