Makassar vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1121
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$225
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$372
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.9
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$215
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
95
😀 Quality of life
61
76
🏙️ Population
1.34M
17.5M

The cost of living in Makassar is 51% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8746th and 5618th ($486 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Makassar ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5739th and 1163rd 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
$2.03
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.92
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.47
 Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.63
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$4.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.87
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.83
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.36
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.56
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3858
$21140

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$470
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$482
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$468
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$475
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$566
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$510
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$556
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$387
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$427
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$436
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$530
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$780
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$493
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1115
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$511
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$439
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$504
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$450
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$421
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$499
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$437
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$520
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$507
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$500
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$402
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$358
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$386
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$501
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$416
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$428
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$419
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$412
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$497
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$423
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$499
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$381
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$400
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$490
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$436
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2396
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$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648