Makassar vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$245
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
49
70
🏙️ Population
1.34M
8.78M

The cost of living in Makassar is 16% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8505th and 7641st ($523 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 138th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Makassar ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6737th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Quanzhou

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Makassar Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.84
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.7
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.5
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.92
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$9321

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$502
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941