Makassar vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$245
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
49
87
🏙️ Population
1.34M
2.6M

The cost of living in Makassar is 60% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8505th and 4455th ($523 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6737th and 388th 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
$2.84
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.7
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.5
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.92
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$17567

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$598
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$402
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$449
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$459
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$568
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$834
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$489
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1134
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$547
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$470
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$531
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$470
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$445
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$512
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$457
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$551
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$520
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$413
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$384
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$409
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$513
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$440
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$447
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$456
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$445
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$524
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$447
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$502
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$409
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$422
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$488
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$445
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$578

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$1135
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$1030
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$942
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$802
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$868
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$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
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$615
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$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
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$677
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$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
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$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
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$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
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$604
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$650
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$454
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$589