Makassar vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$239
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
45
5
😀 Quality of life
58
36
🏙️ Population
1.34M
79.2K

The cost of living in Makassar is 15% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8370th and 8761st ($519 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 5604th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Thimphu

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Makassar Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.15
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1591
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.77
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3526
$701

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$506
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$525
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288