Makassar vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Makassar	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$525	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1236	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$245	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.9	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$236	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	54
😀 Quality of life	57	66
🏙️ Population	1.34M	8.78M

The cost of living in Makassar is 18% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8440th and 7256th ($525 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 118th 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 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 5631st and 4015th 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	$3.05	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.25	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.04	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.69	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.58	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.4	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.95	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.93	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.73	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$20567

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$508
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$522
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$506
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$512
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$553
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$606
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$355
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$580
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$845
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$497
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1267
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$553
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$509
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$614
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$441
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$503
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$510
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$511
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$501
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$365
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$410
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$502
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$453
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$464
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$486
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$439
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$527
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$442
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$507
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$417
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$421
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$493
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$544

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936