Dongguan vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1228
🏠 One person rent
$257
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
45
😀 Quality of life
69
56
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.34M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 29% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 7055th and 8488th ($678 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 35th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 3115th and 5769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$3666

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$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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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