Makassar vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$245
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
49
77
🏙️ Population
1.34M
24.9M

The cost of living in Makassar is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8505th and 4879th ($523 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Makassar ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6737th and 1383rd 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
$2.84
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.7
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.5
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.92
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$27624

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$502
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$519
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$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
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$549
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$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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$1003
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$673
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$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
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$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753