Guangzhou vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1228
🏠 One person rent
$333
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
45
😀 Quality of life
75
56
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.34M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 46% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 6602nd and 8488th ($763 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 35th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 1036th and 5769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Makassar

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Guangzhou Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$3666

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Makassar

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