Makassar vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$239
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
58
80
🏙️ Population
1.34M
17.5M

The cost of living in Makassar is 45% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8370th and 5744th ($519 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5604th and 460th 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
$3.17
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.15
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1591
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.77
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3526
$24305

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$506
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$525
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$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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$2410
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$2614
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$618
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$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
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$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584