Makassar vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Makassar	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1228	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$246	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.4	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	5
😀 Quality of life	56	50
🏙️ Population	1.34M	115K

The cost of living in Makassar is 36% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8488th and 9013th ($524 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5769th and 6232nd 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	$1.98	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.2	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.95%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1650	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$656	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.98	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.3	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.03	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.01	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.96	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.9	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3666	$691

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$515
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284