Auckland vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$1121
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$372
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$33.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	46
😀 Quality of life	89	61
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.34M

The cost of living in Auckland is 332% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 1745th and 8746th ($2100 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 28th in New Zealand and Indonesia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Makassar ranked 8th in Indonesia, while ranked 242nd and 5739th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Makassar

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	Auckland	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$8.92
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$9.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$5.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$22.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$0.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$0.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$3.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$3858

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$470
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$482
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$468
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$475
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$566
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$510
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$556
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$387
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$530
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$780
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$493
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1115
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$511
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$504
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$450
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$421
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$499
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$437
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$507
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$500
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$402
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$358
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$386
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$501
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$416
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$428
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$419
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$412
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$497
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$423
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$499
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$381
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$400
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$490
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$640