Makassar vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Makassar	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$525	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1236	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$245	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.9	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$236	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	5
😀 Quality of life	57	34
🏙️ Population	1.34M	115K

The cost of living in Makassar is 24% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8440th and 8915th ($525 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5631st and 7592nd 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	$3.05	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.25	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.04	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.69	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.58	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.4	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.95	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.93	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.73	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$666

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$508
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$522
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$506
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$512
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$553
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$606
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$355
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$580
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$845
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$497
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1267
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$553
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$509
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$614
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$441
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$503
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$510
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$511
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$501
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$365
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$410
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$502
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$453
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$464
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$486
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$439
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$527
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$442
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$507
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$417
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$421
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$493
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$544

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300