Makassar vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1121
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$225
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$372
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.9
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$215
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
46
94
😀 Quality of life
61
90
🏙️ Population
1.34M
2.43M

The cost of living in Makassar is 61% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8746th and 4646th ($486 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Makassar ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5739th and 178th 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
$2.03
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.92
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.63
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.87
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.83
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.36
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.56
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3858
$16947

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612