Makassar vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$246
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
45
70
😀 Quality of life
56
67
🏙️ Population
1.34M
12.7M

The cost of living in Makassar is 49% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8488th and 5553rd ($524 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5769th and 3798th 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
$1.98
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$26560

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$515
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$534
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$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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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645