Makassar vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$233
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
61
75
🏙️ Population
1.34M
24.9M

The cost of living in Makassar is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8651st and 4971st ($510 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5819th and 1655th 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
$2.4
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.51
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.41
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$596
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4042
$27781

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$593
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$588
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$409
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$449
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$461
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$560
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$822
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$496
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$1175
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$537
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$464
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$527
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$476
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$437
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$514
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$459
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$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$522
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$419
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$379
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$408
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$512
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$439
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$453
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$445
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$432
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$520
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$440
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$506
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$405
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$424
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$499
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$621

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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
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$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
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$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
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$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
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$646
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$860
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
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$652
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$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
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$604
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$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
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$525
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$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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$765