Guangzhou vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$322
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$232
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
45
😀 Quality of life
75
49
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.34M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 45% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 6838th and 8505th ($758 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 22nd in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 2100th and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$4103

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Makassar

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$502
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$519
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$549
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$598
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$402
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$459
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$568
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$834
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$489
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1134
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$547
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$470
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$531
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$470
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$445
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$512
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$457
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$551
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$520
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$413
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$384
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$409
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$513
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$440
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$447
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$456
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$445
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$524
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$447
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$502
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$409
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$422
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$488
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$578