Makassar vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1236
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$245
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
1.34M
17.7M

The cost of living in Makassar is 43% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8440th and 5950th ($525 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5631st and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Shenzhen

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Makassar Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.25
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.04
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.69
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.1
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.97%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.58
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.4
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.95
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.93
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.73
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$105
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4170
$22267

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$580
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$497
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$1267
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$475
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$509
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$614
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$441
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$503
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$510
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$549
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$511
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$501
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$505
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$365
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$410
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$502
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$453
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$464
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$486
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$439
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$527
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$442
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$507
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$417
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$421
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$493
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$408
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$656
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$1588
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$461
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$601
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$804
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$774
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$611
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$936
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$812
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$764
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$794
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$793
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$823
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$877
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$569
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$818
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$443
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$581
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$655
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$451
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$803
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$755
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$758
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$761
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$756
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$761
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$724
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$771
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$764
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$649
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$664
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$702
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$688
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$650
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