Brisbane vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$232
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
98
49
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.34M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 295% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 1813th and 8505th ($2065 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 22nd in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 9th and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$4103

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$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$502
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$519
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$549
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$598
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$402
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$459
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$568
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$834
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$489
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1134
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$547
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$470
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$531
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$470
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$445
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$512
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$457
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$551
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$520
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$413
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$384
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$409
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$513
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$440
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$447
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$456
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$445
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$524
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$447
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$502
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$409
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$422
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$488
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$578