Makassar vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$233
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
61
87
🏙️ Population
1.34M
2.35M

The cost of living in Makassar is 46% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8651st and 6085th ($510 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5819th and 373rd 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
$2.4
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.51
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.41
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$596
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.7
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.5
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4042
$17081

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$493
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$509
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$491
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$498
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$593
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$537
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$409
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$461
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$560
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$822
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$496
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1175
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$537
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$464
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$527
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$476
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$437
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$514
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$459
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$522
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$419
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$379
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$408
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$512
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$439
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$453
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$445
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$432
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$520
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$440
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$506
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$405
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$424
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$499
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$621

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
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$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464