Makassar vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1121
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$225
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$372
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$215
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
46
65
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
1.34M
12.7M

The cost of living in Makassar is 39% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8746th and 6776th ($486 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Makassar ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5739th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Suzhou

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Makassar Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.92
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.63
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.87
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.83
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.36
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.56
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.3
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3858
$20341

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126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$470
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$482
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$468
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635