Hong Kong vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$1228
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
88
56
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.34M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 425% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 379th and 8488th ($2753 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 205th and 5769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Makassar

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Hong Kong Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$3.31
 Cappuccino
$5.37
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$3.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$3666

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

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