Makassar vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$246
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
1.34M
24.9M

The cost of living in Makassar is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8488th and 4780th ($524 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 6th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5769th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Shanghai

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Makassar Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.98
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$31401

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$515
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774