Makassar vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$233
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
95
😀 Quality of life
61
77
🏙️ Population
1.34M
17.5M

The cost of living in Makassar is 46% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8651st and 6106th ($510 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5819th and 1113th 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
$2.4
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.51
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.41
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$596
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.5
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.8
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4042
$22916

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$493
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$509
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$491
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$498
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$593
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$537
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$409
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$461
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$560
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$822
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$496
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1175
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$537
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$464
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$527
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$476
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$437
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$514
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$459
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$522
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$419
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$379
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$408
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$512
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$439
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$453
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$445
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$432
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$520
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$440
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$506
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$405
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$424
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$499
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$621

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$2415
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$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638