Auckland vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1174
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$380
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$229
😷 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 323% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 1604th and 8651st ($2156 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in New Zealand and Indonesia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Makassar ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 240th and 5819th 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	$13.5	$2.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$9.51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$3.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$23.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$10
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$29
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$4042

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$493
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$509
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$491
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$498
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$593
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$537
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$588
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$409
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$560
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$822
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$496
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1175
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$537
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$527
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$476
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$437
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$514
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$459
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$522
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$513
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$419
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$379
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$408
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$512
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$439
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$453
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$445
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$432
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$520
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$440
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$506
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$405
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$424
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$499
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$621