Makassar vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$246
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
1.34M
17.7M

The cost of living in Makassar is 45% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8488th and 5948th ($524 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5769th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.98
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$24117

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$515
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$534
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$509
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$516
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$601
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$577
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$892
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$530
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1121
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$592
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$505
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$533
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$518
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$465
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$511
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$495
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$558
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$521
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$512
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$512
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$388
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$427
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$511
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$470
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$487
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$507
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$463
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$560
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$467
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$535
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$434
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$447
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$550
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$453
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$572

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$2427
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$2753
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$641
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$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618