Chengdu vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1228
🏠 One person rent
$251
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$251
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
94
45
😀 Quality of life
72
56
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.34M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 26% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 7209th and 8488th ($660 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 35th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 1933rd and 5769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Makassar

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Chengdu Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$3666

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$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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