Makassar vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1121
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$225
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$372
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.9
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$215
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
49
😀 Quality of life
61
71
🏙️ Population
1.34M
8.78M

The cost of living in Makassar is 25% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8746th and 7630th ($486 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Makassar ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5739th and 3354th 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
$2.03
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.92
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.63
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.87
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.83
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.36
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.56
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3858
$9745

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$470
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$482
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$468
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$475
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$566
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$510
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$556
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$387
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$427
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$436
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$530
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$780
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$493
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1115
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$511
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$439
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$504
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$450
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$421
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$499
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$437
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$520
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$507
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$500
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$402
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$358
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$386
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$501
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$416
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$428
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$419
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$412
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$497
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$423
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$499
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$381
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$400
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$490
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$436
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954