Makassar vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1236
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$245
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
57
86
🏙️ Population
1.34M
2.6M

The cost of living in Makassar is 56% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8440th and 4534th ($525 vs $1181) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5631st and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.25
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.04
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.69
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.1
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.97%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.58
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.95
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.93
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.73
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$105
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4170
$19749

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$508
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$522
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$506
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$512
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$597
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$553
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$606
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$355
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$460
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$469
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$580
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$845
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$497
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1267
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$553
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$475
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$509
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$614
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$441
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$503
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$510
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$511
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$501
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$505
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$365
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$410
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$502
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$453
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$464
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$486
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$439
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$527
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$442
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$507
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$417
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$421
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$493
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$408
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581