Makassar vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Makassar	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$525	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1236	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$245	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.9	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$236	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	30
😀 Quality of life	57	43
🏙️ Population	1.34M	6.87M

The cost of living in Makassar is 25% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8440th and 6863rd ($525 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 3rd in Indonesia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5631st and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Yangon

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	Makassar	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.05	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.25	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.04	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.69	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.58	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.4	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.95	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.93	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.73	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625