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Indonesia vs. Makassar Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 14.0% more expensive than Makassar.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 11.0% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 67.0% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 7.4% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 25.0% more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 26.0% more in Indonesia

The cost of transportation, clothing, childcare, and groceries in Indonesia are more expensive than in Makassar. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Makassar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.8% less for restaurants

	Makassar	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	-41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	-11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 IDR8,280.88	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	+21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 IDR6,624.70	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	-19.4%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 11.0% more for groceries

	Makassar	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 IDR17,886.69	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	+11.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 IDR44,219.88	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	+69.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 IDR101,562.77	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.35 IDR22,457.74	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	+15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.22 IDR20,283.19	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	+12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 IDR16,902.66	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	+16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,719.18	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	-9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	+1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	-11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR9,014.75	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	+5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	+29.5%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 67.0% more for transportation

	Makassar	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 IDR50,641.67	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	-5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.48 IDR74,527.89	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	+151.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,414.67 IDR273,268,933.89	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	+54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.00 IDR66,634.48
Average			+67.0%

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pay 7.4% less for housing

	Makassar	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.34 IDR521,695.24	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.91 IDR3,477,968.25	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	+33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.16 IDR2,683,004.08	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	+1.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.03 IDR1,215,827.56	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	-33.9%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 25.0% more for childcare

	Makassar	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$101.47 IDR1,689,298.86	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	+1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,058.90 IDR67,571,954.56	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	+48.4%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Makassar	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	-26.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 IDR33,123.51	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	-20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.75 IDR45,710.44	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	-16.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.88 IDR380,920.33	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	+5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	+3.1%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 26.0% more for clothing

	Makassar	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.85 IDR480,290.85	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	+48.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.87 IDR414,043.84	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	+14.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.59 IDR1,324,940.29	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	-12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.78 IDR712,155.40	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	+54.3%
Average			+26.0%

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