Brisbane vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$1228
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
97
56
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.34M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 375% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 781st and 8488th ($2491 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 35th 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 Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 15th and 5769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Makassar

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Brisbane Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$3666

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Makassar

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$515
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$534
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$509
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$516
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$601
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$577
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$892
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$530
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1121
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$592
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$505
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$533
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$518
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$465
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$511
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$495
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$558
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$521
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$512
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$512
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$388
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$427
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$511
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$470
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$487
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$507
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$463
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$560
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$467
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$535
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$434
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$447
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$550
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$453
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$572