Makassar vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$239
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
45
70
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
1.34M
12.7M

The cost of living in Makassar is 49% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8370th and 5170th ($519 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5604th and 3722nd 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
$3.17
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.15
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1591
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.77
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3526
$22097

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$506
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$525
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$506
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$556
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$568
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$643
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$361
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$450
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$460
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$604
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$870
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$546
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$873
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$577
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$484
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$502
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$469
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$429
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$505
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$454
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$522
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$514
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$506
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$459
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$383
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$403
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$506
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$427
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$439
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$440
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$422
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$537
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$431
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$508
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$383
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$403
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$570
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$427
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$464

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645