Makassar vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$233
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
46
94
😀 Quality of life
61
89
🏙️ Population
1.34M
2.44M

The cost of living in Makassar is 59% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8651st and 4661st ($510 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5819th and 266th 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
$2.4
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.51
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.41
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$596
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.5
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.8
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4042
$18442

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$509
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$498
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$593
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$537
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$588
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$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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9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
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$617
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$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602