Adelaide vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adelaide	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1978	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$1150	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3388	$236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	45
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.34M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 276% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 1894th and 8440th ($1978 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 22nd in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 46th and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Makassar

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	Adelaide	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.51	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$902	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1801	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6777	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4517	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.6	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$843	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7829	$4170

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1795
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1691
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1291
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1390
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1668
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1691
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1981
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1625
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1601
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2194
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1620
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1645
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1619
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1671
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1643
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1654
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1727
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2023
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1768
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1702
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1511
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1616
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1538
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1651
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1416
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1584
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1824
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2252
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2106
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2539
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2099
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1448
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1185
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

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