Makassar vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$246
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
56
83
🏙️ Population
1.34M
2.33M

The cost of living in Makassar is 40% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8488th and 6227th ($524 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 6th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5769th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.98
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$13630

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$515
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$534
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$509
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$516
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$601
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$577
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$892
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$530
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1121
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$592
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$505
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$533
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$518
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$465
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$511
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$495
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$558
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$521
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$512
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$512
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$388
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$427
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$511
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$470
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$487
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$507
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$463
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$560
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$467
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$535
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$434
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$447
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$550
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$453
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$572

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691