Makassar vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Makassar	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1206	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$245	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$408	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.2	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$232	$544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	5
😀 Quality of life	49	42
🏙️ Population	1.34M	115K

The cost of living in Makassar is 25% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8505th and 8940th ($523 vs $420) 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 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6737th and 7547th 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	$2.84	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.7	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.3	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1522	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$597	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.5	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.13	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.67	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.5	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.92	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.71	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.69	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.4	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4103	$653

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$502
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$519
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$499
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$507
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$588
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$549
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$598
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$402
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$568
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$834
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$489
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1134
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$547
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$531
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$470
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$445
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$512
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$457
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$551
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$520
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$513
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$413
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$384
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$409
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$513
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$440
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$447
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$456
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$445
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$524
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$447
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$502
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$409
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$422
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$488
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$578

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289