Makassar vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$245
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
49
78
🏙️ Population
1.34M
17.5M

The cost of living in Makassar is 40% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8505th and 6334th ($523 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 17th 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 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6737th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.84
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.5
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.92
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$22402

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$502
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$519
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$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
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$549
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$598
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$402
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$459
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$568
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$834
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$489
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1134
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$547
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$470
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$531
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$470
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$445
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$512
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$457
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$551
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$520
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$413
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$384
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$409
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$513
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$440
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$447
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$456
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$445
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$524
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$447
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$502
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$409
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$422
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$488
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$578

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$2414
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$2718
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$662
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$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
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$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
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$677
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$901
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$546
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$634