Beijing vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1206
🏠 One person rent	$589	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$408
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$232
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	73	49
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.34M

The cost of living in Beijing is 97% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 5355th and 8505th ($1029 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 22nd in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 2546th and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Makassar

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	Beijing	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$4103

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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