Makassar vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Makassar	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$525	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1236	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$245	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.9	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$236	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	45	19
😀 Quality of life	57	38
🏙️ Population	1.34M	7.01M

The cost of living in Makassar is 17% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8440th and 7314th ($525 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 5631st and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Zhumadian

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	Makassar	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.05	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.25	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.04	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.69	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.58	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.4	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.95	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.93	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.73	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$8598

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$508
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$522
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$506
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$512
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$553
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$606
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$355
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$580
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$845
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$497
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1267
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$553
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$509
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$614
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$441
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$503
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$510
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$511
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$501
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$365
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$410
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$502
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$453
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$464
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$486
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$439
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$527
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$442
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$507
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$417
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$421
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$493
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$544

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504