Makassar vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Makassar	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1228	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$246	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.4	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	30
😀 Quality of life	56	26
🏙️ Population	1.34M	6.87M

The cost of living in Makassar is 43% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8488th and 6082nd ($524 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Indonesia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 5769th and 8533rd 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	$1.98	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.2	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.95%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1650	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$656	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.98	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.03	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.01	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.96	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.9	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3666	$10024

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626