Makassar vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Makassar	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1228	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$246	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.4	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	24
😀 Quality of life	56	39
🏙️ Population	1.34M	6.56M

The cost of living in Makassar is 14% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8488th and 7649th ($524 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5769th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Shaoyang

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	Makassar	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.98	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.2	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.95%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1650	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$656	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.98	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.3	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.03	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.01	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.96	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.9	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3666	$10066

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$515
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610