Makassar vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$245
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
49
84
🏙️ Population
1.34M
2.33M

The cost of living in Makassar is 45% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8505th and 5995th ($523 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Makassar ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6737th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.84
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.7
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.5
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.92
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$14970

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$502
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$519
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$549
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$598
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$402
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$459
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$568
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$834
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$489
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1134
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$547
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$470
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$531
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$470
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$445
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$512
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$457
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$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
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$488
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$578

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
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$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451