Makassar vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$239
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
1.34M
2.6M

The cost of living in Makassar is 56% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8370th and 4516th ($519 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5604th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.15
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1591
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.77
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3526
$19102

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$506
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$525
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376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$506
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$556
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$568
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$643
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$361
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$450
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$460
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$604
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$870
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$546
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$873
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$577
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$484
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$502
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$469
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$429
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$505
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$454
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$522
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$514
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$506
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$459
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$383
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$403
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$506
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$427
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$439
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$440
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$422
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$537
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$431
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$508
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$383
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$403
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$570
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$427
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$464

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589