Makassar vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$239
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
1.34M
24.9M

The cost of living in Makassar is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8370th and 4461st ($519 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5604th and 558th 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
$3.17
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.15
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1591
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.77
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3526
$28143

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$506
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$525
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$506
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$556
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$568
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$643
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$361
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$450
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$460
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$604
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$870
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$546
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$873
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$577
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$484
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$502
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$469
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$429
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$505
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$454
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$522
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$514
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$506
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$459
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$383
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$403
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$506
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$427
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$439
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$440
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$422
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$537
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$431
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$508
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$383
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$403
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$570
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$427
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$464

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740