Makassar vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1121
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$225
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$372
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$215
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
61
89
🏙️ Population
1.34M
2.36M

The cost of living in Makassar is 51% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8746th and 5651st ($486 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Makassar ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5739th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Taoyuan

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Makassar Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.92
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.63
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.87
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.83
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.36
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.56
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3858
$19490

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$470
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$482
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$468
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$475
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$566
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$510
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$556
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$387
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$427
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$436
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$530
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$780
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$493
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1115
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$511
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$439
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$504
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$450
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$421
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$499
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$437
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$520
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$507
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$500
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$402
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$358
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$386
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$501
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$416
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$428
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$419
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$412
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$497
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$423
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$499
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$381
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$400
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$490
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$436
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473