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Bangkok vs. Makassar Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 2.4 times more expensive than Makassar.

Restaurants: pay 30.0% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 46.3% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 67.7% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.8% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 75.4% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Makassar. Notably, childcare, transportation, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Makassar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Makassar, you would:

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pay 30.0% more for restaurants

	Makassar	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$3.10 THB99.13	+3.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$6.20 THB198.27	+73.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 IDR8,280.88	$0.79 THB25.31	+59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 IDR6,624.70	$0.33 THB10.66	-16.2%
Average			+30.0%

Makassar vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.3% more for groceries

	Makassar	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 IDR17,886.69	$1.44 THB46.04	+34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 IDR44,219.88	$8.50 THB271.92	+220.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 IDR101,562.77	$7.23 THB231.14	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.35 IDR22,457.74	$2.28 THB73.03	+69.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.22 IDR20,283.19	$1.38 THB44.12	+13.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 IDR16,902.66	$1.59 THB50.86	+56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,719.18	$0.82 THB26.11	+16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	$1.02 THB32.72	+26.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	$0.85 THB27.27	+26.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR9,014.75	$0.72 THB23.03	+33.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	$0.65 THB20.76	-4.1%
Average			+46.3%

Makassar vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Makassar	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 IDR50,641.67	$4.69 THB150.03	+54.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.48 IDR74,527.89	$37.21 THB1,189.60	+731.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,414.67 IDR273,268,933.89	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	+126.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$11.63 THB371.75
Average			+304.0%

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pay 67.7% more for housing

	Makassar	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.34 IDR521,695.24	$16.91 THB540.54	-46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.91 IDR3,477,968.25	$675.06 THB21,583.67	+223.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.16 IDR2,683,004.08	$321.97 THB10,294.25	+99.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.03 IDR1,215,827.56	$68.69 THB2,196.14	-5.9%
Average			+67.7%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Makassar	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$101.47 IDR1,689,298.86	$609.37 THB19,483.59	+500.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,058.90 IDR67,571,954.56	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	+228.8%
Average			+364.6%

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pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Makassar	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$2.79 THB89.22	-22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 IDR33,123.51	$2.54 THB81.22	+27.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.75 IDR45,710.44	$4.40 THB140.52	+60.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.88 IDR380,920.33	$51.03 THB1,631.73	+123.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$8.06 THB257.75	+170.1%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 75.4% more for clothing

	Makassar	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.85 IDR480,290.85	$58.81 THB1,880.18	+103.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.87 IDR414,043.84	$38.03 THB1,216.03	+52.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.59 IDR1,324,940.29	$104.24 THB3,332.78	+31.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.78 IDR712,155.40	$91.47 THB2,924.44	+113.8%
Average			+75.4%

Makassar vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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