Makassar vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$245
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
45
70
😀 Quality of life
49
71
🏙️ Population
1.34M
12.7M

The cost of living in Makassar is 32% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8505th and 6778th ($523 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Makassar ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6737th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.84
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.92
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$15339

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$502
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$519
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$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$549
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$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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$696
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$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610