Guangzhou vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1174
🏠 One person rent
$354
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
74
61
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.34M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 53% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 6835th and 8651st ($782 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 23rd 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Makassar ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 2285th and 5819th 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
$2.86
$2.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$9.51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$3.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$23.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$29
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$4042

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Makassar

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$493
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$509
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$491
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$498
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$593
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$537
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$409
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$461
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$560
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$822
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$496
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1175
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$537
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$464
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$527
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$476
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$437
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$514
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$459
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$522
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$419
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$379
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$408
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$512
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$439
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$453
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$445
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$432
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$520
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$440
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$506
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$405
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$424
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$499
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$621