Foshan vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Foshan Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$156
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$30.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
45
😀 Quality of life
73
58
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.34M

The cost of living in Foshan is 11% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 7900th and 8370th ($575 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 25th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Makassar ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 1721st and 5604th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Foshan vs Makassar infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Foshan vs Makassar

Prices for goods and services in Foshan and Makassar are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Foshan Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$1591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$4.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$2.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$3526

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

Cities near Makassar

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$506
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$525
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$506
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$556
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$568
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$643
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$361
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$450
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$460
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$604
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$870
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$546
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$873
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$577
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$484
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$502
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$469
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$429
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$505
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$454
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$522
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$514
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$506
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$459
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$383
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$403
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$506
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$427
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$439
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$440
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$422
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$537
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$431
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$508
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$383
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$403
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$570
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$427
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$464